Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Cemex Croatian unit to invest in environmental protection08 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsCroatian cement producer Dalmacijacement-RMC Group, part of Mexican cement maker Cemex, said on Wednesday it would invest EUR9m (US$11.7m) in environment protection projects this year. The investments will go for the upgrade of several production facilities aiming to reduce harmful dust emissions, the company said in a statement. The cement maker plans to invest an additional EUR1.5m by 2010 to cultivate the land of some of the mines, which had been fully exploited. |
Cemex takes European Court action over UK CO2 Quotas08 February 2007, Published under Cement NewsGlobal cement company Cemex (CX) has filed a legal case against the European Commission over a cap on carbon dioxide emissions for its U.K. operations, a court official said Wednesday. The case, filed at the European Court of First Instance on January 12, is the first challenge in a European Union court involving the bloc’s emissions trading system. In response, Cemex denied it was suing the commission and said it "fully respects the amount of CO2 allowances allocated to the U.K. by... |
Holcim images show cement plant’s height30 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsThree images of the proposed Holcim cement plant near Weston, released by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd, have come under immediate fire from a group opposing the development. The Waitaki Valley Preservation Society said Holcim was continuing to cynically manipulate local people and should enter into a genuine dialogue on the adverse effects of the plant. Holcim said the montages of the plant, one of four options being considered to meet a growing demand for cement, were a "reasonable repr... |
Lafarge wins bid with Nova Scotia supplier to burn tires at cement plants29 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc. has reached an agreement with Nova Scotia’s Resource Recovery Fund Board for a supply of tires that would be burned at its cement plant in nearby Brookfield. But before the proposal can go ahead, Lafarge must get environmental approval from the Nova Scotia government. The Resource Recovery Fund Board Nova Scotia announced the deal on Friday, saying the use of scrap tires as an alternate fuel source is an environmentally sustainable way of dealing with waste. ``Recoveri... |
Cement protesters go to House of Lords, UK26 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsProtesters fighting for the closure of Rugby Cement have won a chance to put their case in front of the House of Lords. Rugby in Plume (RIP) has been granted appeal for its case to be heard, after the High Court refused to block tyre-burning trials in April 2005. The news comes just days after Cemex, who own the Lawford Road plant, officially put forward an application to the Environment Agency (EA) to use climafuel as an alternative fuel. A decision is also expected to be made in the nex... |
Cemex Joins SMEs Social Responsability Programme24 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsCemex has joined the programme for corporate social responsibility in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under the programme, for three years Cemex will provide advisory services and credit to 10 SMEs in order to improve their competitiveness and help them expand abroad. Those companies will benefit in their operations from the expertise of Cemex in the field of distribution and marketing. The programme has a budget of $2.5m (EUR1.9m) and was co-developed by the University Ana... |
Fresh call to close down Rugby Cement19 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsUK environmental lawyers are asking officials to close down Rugby Cement - just days before a decision will be made into whether it should burn tyres. Specialist solicitors working on behalf of pressure group Rugby in Plume have once again alleged that the plant is in breach of planning permission, and have renewed their call for a complete shutdown of the Lawford Road base. The news comes just days before the Environment Agency (EA) is set to announce its decision into the tyre-burning c... |
Rugby Cement loses CO2 court battle12 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsRugby Cement has lost a unique High Court challenge to scrap the limit of Carbon Dioxide it can emit. In what was regarded as a test case, Cemex - who own the Lawford Road plant - asked top judge Mr. Justice Sullivan to quash the Government decision to allocate a CO2 emission cap on its works. It also sought an order to stop the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) from re-allocating 343,838 tonnes of emissions from Rugby to another competitor. But the High Court ... |
Cement proposal denounced, New Zealand12 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe group opposing a $200m Holcim New Zealand cement plant near Oamaru has stepped up its campaign, releasing a series of information brochures. The Waiareka Valley Preservation Society says it will be fully represented at resource consent hearings and has engaged a legal team. Society chairman Dr Peter Rodwell said the group did not believe the claims from some that a majority were in favour of the project at Weston, about 5km north- west of the Oamaru town centre. "Rather, we b... |
Environmental groups file requests to appeal tyre burning at Lafarge Bath, Canada08 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsSome of Canada’s top environmental lawyers are among nearly a dozen applicants requesting to appeal the province’s decision to let Lafarge burn tyres as fuel at an eastern Ontario cement plant. Though the deadline to submit an application wasn’t officially until midnight Friday, the Environmental Review Tribunal, which oversees appeals, had received 11 written requests to appeal by 4:30 p.m. Sierra Legal Defence Fund, the Canadian Environmental Law Association and environmental lawye... |