Cement News tagged under: Environmental
National Cement moves forward on plans for nature preserve30 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsFinal plans will be unveiled next month for a 147-acre nature preserve donated by National Cement Co of Alabama. The cement company announced last year its plan to create the preserve, Blue Springs Nature Preserve, and the nonprofit that would run it. The park is near the company’s Ragland cement plant. National Cement’s Chairman Spencer Weitman said in a recent park newsletter that its master plan will be unveiled Nov. 13 at the Ragland Community Center. Plans for the Blue Springs Nature... |
Eight-thousand households in Oamaru district receiving info on Holcim’s proposed concrete plant at Weston, New Zealand26 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is sending copies of its plans for a cement plant to eight thousand households in the Oamaru district. The resource consent hearing for the plant planned for Weston was adjourned earlier this month while the panel of three commissioners considered the company’s proposal and comments from the council and other submitters. Paul Commons, general manager of Holcim says the process will take six to eight weeks for a decision to be released. The proposed plant is one of thre... |
New York Cement Kilns “Must Reduce Mercury Pollution”26 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsThree NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state – groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution Environmental groups took action today to push for reductions of dangerous mercury pollution from New York cement kilns. The groups are urging the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Governor Eliot Spitzer to include mandatory mercury reductions in an air pollution permit for the Lafarge North America plant, the state’s larges... |
GTZ, Holcim form alliance for co-processing waste, Costa Rica25 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsGerman technical cooperation agency GTZ and Swiss construction and materials company Holcim have formed a partnership to co-process solid waste in Costa Rica, GTZ’s technical consultant Sandra Spies told BNamericas. Through this process, Holcim uses its cement kilns to process solid waste that cannot be processed at traditional landfills, said Spies. Holcim has carried out feasibility and technical studies for these works together with the municipalities that dispose of their tras... |
Dragon Products’ Cement Plant Sets Safety Record25 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsDragon Products’ cement plant, located in Thomaston Maine, has hit a safety milestone: 600,000 hours without a lost time injury. “This is a record for our 140 employees who work in Thomaston,” said Mark Curtis, Dragon Products Safety and Human Resources Manager. “It surpasses our last record of 596,200 hours without a lost time injury. We are proud of our safety motto to have all employees go home as healthy as they came to work.” Dragon has a long-standing safety program which includes th... |
Ash Grove Cement permitted to burn tyres24 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality announced that Ash Grove Cement Co has met all regulatory requirements and can proceed with using tyres as a supplemental fuel source at their Louisville facility. The decision was based on detailed agency review of data collected in 2005, during a trial period when Ash Grove was allowed to burn a mixture of tyres and coal at the Louisville facility. During this several-week "trial burn," extensive data was collected to determine how this... |
Hima Cement given national park land22 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe government has given 450 hectares of land in Queen Elizabeth National Park to Hima Cement for limestone extraction, a move environmentalists say will scare away animals and birds and harm the tourism industry. Hima Cement Ltd., which owns a factory at Hima in Kasese District, is only waiting for the consent of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to start extracting limestone from the park land. The land is located in Dura on the southeastern part of the park that extends into Kamwenge,... |
CO2 emission limits stifling Polish cement output18 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Poland warn that cut backs in CO2 emissions in the coming years will impede the ability of Polish cement works to satisfy domestic demand. In 2008 cement consumption in the country will reach 18-18.5Mt, and in the coming years may rise to as high as 23Mt, contends the Polish Cement Association (SPC). The government has set a ceiling on CO2 emissions in the branch that will allow the production of just 12.9Mt of cement a year. The government administration decided to redu... |
Brussels meeting discusses CO2 realities12 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsAn industry meeting in Brussels this week brought together a number of industry leaders in the cement sector, who were challenged on the levels of CO2 emissions produced by the global cement sector – reportedly as much as five per cent of global totals. The Brussels meeting brought together the heads and senior staff of 18 companies which make more than 40 per cent of the world’s cement. Howard Klee, who coordinates the initiative called the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), denies it... |
Rugby Cement given permission to burn Climafuel11 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsBosses at Rugby Cement works have been given permission to trial a new fuel-burning system. The Environment Agency has agreed to trials of Climafuel at Cemex’s Lawford Road plant. The scheme, which burns domestic fuel and waste, is seen as a clean and environmentally-friendly way to produce fuel. Ian Southcott, UK Community Affairs Manager with Cemex, said they are likely to test the system later this year. The trial can last no longer than six months. Results will be monitored by the E... |