Cement News tagged under: Environmental
India: stop unloading cement in goods shed02 May 2007, Published under Cement NewsAundh Road-based Laboni Towers Co-operative Housing Society Ltd has threatened legal action if the Central Railways (CR) declined to stop unloading cement at the Khadki goods shed. A press communiqué issued by the society has said they have taken up the issue with the Pune railway division authorities as well as the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), citing that work at the shed was polluting the environment. “It has been observed recently that the unloading of cement (at the sh... |
Cement at construction sites - hexavalent inspection01 May 2007, Published under Cement NewsBeginning immediately, at all US construction sites where Portland cement is being used, OSHA will specifically determine whether employers are in compliance with regulations addressing sanitation, personal protective equipment, training, hazard communication, and recordkeeping. This special emphasis is a result of a recently settled lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. In early 2006, OSHA issued a hexavalent chromium standard that excluded workplace exposures to por... |
Emission rules to get tougher01 May 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian cement industry will now have to follow stringent guidelines for the prevention and control of harmful emissions from factories. The industry is already struggling to cope with increased cost of raw materials, particularly fly ash, high energy and transportation costs, and also high taxes. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued these guidelines and made it mandatory for cement plants to maintain records pertaining to dust-control actions and make them available... |
California Portland Cement Company earns ENERGY STAR ® awar27 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsOn March 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded California Portland Cement Company (CPC) a 2007 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. This is the third year in a row that CPC has been honored with a major ENERGY STAR award. CPC’s accomplishments were recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. An ENERGY STAR partner since 1996, CPC was honored for its long-term comm... |
Cemex says work started on wind-driven power plant27 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsLorenzo Zambrano, chairman and chief executive of Cemex, said Thursday that work on a wind-driven power plant that would provide a third of the company’s domestic energy needs is in the "execution stage." Speaking to reporters before the company’s annual shareholders meeting, Zambrano said the plant was being built in the southern state of Oaxaca by Spain’s Acciona Energia, which was putting up the expected construction cost of $400m. Zambrano didn’t provide details on when the powe... |
China to cut export tax rebates on items with high energy input26 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsChina will cut the export tax rebate on items which involve high energy use in the production process, as well as on primary products, in a bid to curb excessive investment in such sectors, the top state planning agency said. The National Development and Reform Commission said at a media briefing that the government will rein in investment in industries involving the heavy use of energy as the focus of its macro controls this year. Investment in the cement sector rose 39.4 pct year... |
Rugby Cement claims emissions are down by 80 per cent25 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsRugby Cement have claimed today (Tuesday) that it has been able to reduce emissions of dust across the town by 80 per cent. Bosses said they have done that thanks to the recent installation of the new £6.5m bag filter. Cemex, who own the plant, has been criticised by campaigners and residents after recent dust clouds escaped from the site and covered nearby homes and cars. Last year Cemex was taken to court and fined £400,000 for a large dust fall-out. But now Rugby Cement ... |
Cement plant conveys and weighs green bulk fuel ingredients in process to replace coal23 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsCastle Cement’s Ketton Works replaced coal for firing of its rotary kilns, with Profuel, an alternative fuel comprised of cardboard, paper, plastics, textiles and carpet and other green fuel waste materials. In 2002 the company built a UK£4m (US$7.56m), three-stage Profuel preparation plant that required conveying and weighing of the Profuel material as well as pulverised fuel ash (PFA) that is heated along with calcium oxide, silica, aluminium and iron in horizontal rotary kilns at 1600°C ... |
Taiheiyo boosts waste recycling17 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp. is strengthening its waste-materials recycling business in a bid to increase the profitability of its growing environmental business. The company is investing around 3 billion yen at its Oita plant to put a garbage incinerator ash processing facility into service this month. The new facility will be capable of processing 40,000 metric tons per year. Combined with the existing Kumagaya plant, this will raise the company’s annual processing capacity to 100,000t. T... |
St Marys Cement Recognized17 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsSt Marys Cement Inc, of Charlevoix, was one of six cement plants that received special recognition for its commitment to improving the environment and its community at the Sixth Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine, at the Portland Cement Association’s Spring Meeting in La Jolla, Calif, on March 19. The awards honor individual cement facilities that exemplify the spirit of continuous environment... |