Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Philippine authorities urged to stop toxic waste burn23 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsLocal environmental groups are urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately stop four foreign-owned cement plants under Holcim, from unlawfully burning toxic and hazardous wastes to produce clinker for cement. The Earth Savers Movement (ESM), along with other non-government organizations such as the Concerned Citizens Against Pollution (COCAP) and the Association of Environmental 3rd Party Service Providers (AE3PSP), said the practice of the cement plants to t... |
Cement maker’s court fight with DEQ delayed20 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsMercury emissions from the state’s largest cement maker are pitting the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality against Lafarge Midwest Inc of Alpena. The two sides were set to square off today in 26th Circuit Court in Alpena County, but the hearing was postponed until March reports the local Times newspaper Robert Budnick, environmental and public relations manager for Lafarge, said the company is objecting to a new DEQ permit that would limit the amount of mercury released into the... |
Public hearing on Sanghi factory19 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsOpinion of all stakeholders will be recorded and sent to Government for its opinion Factory will take limestone from 4,950 acres on outskirts of Gottimukkala village Public representatives from Gurazala in Guntur district on Wednesday demanded timely payment of compensation amount for the land acquired from farmers for setting up a cement factory by the Sanghi Group. At an environmental public hearing organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board at Gottimukkala in Gurazala man... |
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns19 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsDisposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), better known as mad-cow disease. Infectious and virtually indestructible proteins called prions, which are found in animal brains and spinal cords, cause BSE and its human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). The diseases are always fatal but now the unwanted byproduct of th... |
MBM could fuel North American cement kilns19 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsDisposing of cattle meat and bone meal, or MBM, has been an environmental problem since the mid-1990s, when its use as animal feed was banned in Europe following outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), better known as mad-cow disease. Infectious and virtually indestructible proteins called prions, which are found in animal brains and spinal cords, cause BSE and its human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). The diseases are always fatal but now the unwanted byproduct of th... |
Cement kilns are key to air quality16 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsA new US study suggests that controlling pollution from cement kilns in Ellis County might be the key to improving air-quality problems in North Texas that regional leaders are struggling to fix. A final draft of the much-anticipated study, submitted this week to regional leaders, concludes that installing modern pollution-control equipment in the kilns would slash ozone-forming emissions by thousands of tons a year. The study, conducted by five cement kiln experts appointed by the state,... |
Greens claim cement trains to be stopped13 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsMounting speculation in Ireland that Iarnród Éireann will axe its cement transport operation into Cork within months. The Green Party said it has information that the company plans to stop daily transport of up to 1200t of cement to Horgan’s Quay by mid-spring. The company takes two trainloads of cement daily from Limerick and Drogheda. Green TD Dan Boyle said he feared any such decision would force an extra 80 cement tankers per day onto Cork and Limerick roads. But the company denied th... |
UK companies to reap CO2 benefits13 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsBritish companies have been offered the prospect of a clear advantage over their European rivals under the latest European Commission plans for cutting carbon dioxide emissions (reports the UK Financial Times). The new guidelines published on Monday require member states to cut CO2 emissions from their most energy-intensive industry sectors by an average of six per cent between 2008 and 2012, under the second phase of the EU’s mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. The six ... |
Ashaka Cement Gets ISO Certification11 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsAshaka Cement Plc, has received the ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), in recognition of the attainment of the Nigeria Industrial Standards (NIS) in quality management system. The current model of the quality management standard to which Ashakacem was certified, represents a shift to a focus on actual performance output, geared towards the development of a quality management system that provides for continual improvement and customer focus, wit... |
UK and Sweden honouring Kyoto agreement01 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsBritain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many other European countries will fail to do so, according to a report from the Institute of Public Policy Research published recently. Apparently only UK and Sweden look likely, on projections of their greenhouse gas emissions, to meet their targets under the protocol. The UK is obliged by the treaty to cut its annual emissions by 12.5% compared w... |