Cement News tagged under: Environmental
UK residents to sue Castle Cement over dust and noise03 December 2007, Published under Cement NewsAbout 150 residents who live near Castle Cement in Padeswood, near Buckley, UK claim they have no choice but to take legal action because of the dust and noise they suffer. They attended a public meeting in Penyffordd village to put into action their move to claim thousands of pounds in compensation from the company. The action is led by CANK, the campaign group set up originally to fight the company’s attempt to build a huge, £64m new kiln at Padeswood. Although that failed, the group is... |
Cemex to double use of tyres at Rugby, UK28 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsCemex UK has been granted a permit for a trial by the cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to increase the use of tyres from 12 to 25 per cent as part-replacement for coal to heat the cement kiln at Rugby Works in Warwickshire. This decision comes after an extended period of record performance while using tyres, with data showing a marked reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen (up to 30 per cent) when tyres are in use. Cemex welcomes the EA decision, which is key to ... |
Italy Italcementi, Egypt Sign MoU on Wind Farm Construction27 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi SpA has signed through its Italgen unit a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity & Energy for the possible construction of a wind power plant in the Gabal El Zeit, on the Red Sea coast, Italcementi said in a statement. According to the MoU, the Italian group will study the feasibility of the construction of a wind farm with a 400MW capacity. The study will be completed by the end of the first half of 2008, Italcementi said. The agreemen... |
European Commission to review Bulgaria’s CO2 allocation23 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe European Commission will consider officially Bulgaria’s arguments in favour of increasing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for 2007 and the 2008-2012 trading period, the press centre of the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Thursday. On October 26 the European Commission took a decision to set the annual allocation for 2008-2012 at 42.3Mt of CO2 allowances, 37.4 per cent less than proposed in the National Allocation Plan. The Thursday agreement was reached at technic... |
Emission quota cause cement shortage concerns, Estonia21 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe small CO2 emission quota the government plans to assign to Estonia’s largest cement producer Kunda Nordic Tsement would in the company’s opinion push up cement prices by 35-40 per cent or leave the country without cement altogether. Kunda Nordic Tsement’s greenhouse gases emission quota was nearly 1.1Mt this year but the company launched a third production line in the second quarter. "To keep three production lines in operation throughout the year, we requested an annual quota of 1.3Mt... |
Siam City Cement Plc to reduce energy costs21 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement Plc (SCCC) is looking to reduce its energy costs by having EcoSiam, its waste management unit, expand its waste-treatment facilities, according to EcoSiam general manager Ghassan Broummana, the Bangkok Post reports. He said the second-phase expansion of waste-management facilities would process sludge for conversion to alternative fuels. Engineering designs call for an annual capacity of around 50,000t, and the investment amount will be finalised next year. The first phas... |
Sabanci Holding: Energy incentives for cement industry not wise15 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsSabancı Holding Cement Group head Erhan Kamışlı has said the cement manufacturing industry is an energy-intensive industry and that it would not be wise to offer free energy incentives for this business. Noting that the state is providing incentives to some “underdeveloped” cities across Turkey, Kamışlı said: “We believe that the most valuable energy will be the energy that can be found in the future. The most expensive energy is the one that doesn’t exist. Today energy is abundant, but in ... |
Holcim Hungaria Environmental Permit To Be Attacked in Court13 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsCivil organisations plan to attack in court the environmental permit issued by the Hungarian authorities to Holcim Hungaria Cementipari Zrt, the subsidiary of Swiss cement group Holcim, for the construction of a 70 bln Hungarian forint ($402.2 mln/275 mln euro) plant, it was reported on November 12, 2007. The siting of the cement prodution operation in the northwestern town of Nyergesujfalu will be opposed by the local councils of the nearby Esztergom, Tat, Tokod, Tokod-Altarolo and M... |
Nevada Cement receives OK for expansion permit, zone change08 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsNevada Cement has approval for both an expansion permit and a zone change to an adjacent property, though the former did not come before a bit of discussion before the Lyon County Board of Commissioners Thursday. Nevada Cement Company was seeking a permit to double capacity at their existing cement manufacturing facility located at 500 SR40 in Fernley. In addition, the applicant was seeking to change the zoning from RR-5 (rural residential; 20 acres minimum) to M-1 (general industrial) on a... |
Ash Grove Cement resolves clean air act violations08 November 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has settled its enforcement action against Ash Grove Cement Company in Helena for violations of the Montana Clean Air Act. The enforcement action includes a $17,600 administrative penalty to resolve the violations. In the spring of 2006, Ash Grove failed to submit their source test protocol to the DEQ at least 25 days prior to a source test, as required by their air quality permit. The company also exceeded the dioxin/furan limit du... |