Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Toxic cleanup completed01 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsOver the past 12 years, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has been cleaning up the former Portland Cement sites in Salt Lake and Davis counties. Now the project is finished. Cleaning the sites, later purchased by Lone Star Industries, cost US$32m overall. The latest work was a US$3.m cleanup project at two 15-acre sites, at 9300 West and 600 North about one mile south of the Great Salt Lake, and at 2500 W. Center Street in Nortmh Salt Lake in Davis County... |
Kyoto protocol will reduce European economic growth01 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsThat is the finding of a recent study from the International Council for Capital Formation, a market-based think tank. It projects that by 2010, Spain’s growth will have fallen by three per cent, and that Italy’s will shrink by two per cent. These are bigger figures than previous studies have found, and their release comes as world leaders struggle to find a successor to the Kyoto treaty (reports the BBC). In recent weeks, British Prime Minister Tony Blair ... |
ThyssenKrupp reclassifies ’waste’ slag as product30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsGermany ’s ThyssenKrupp Steel has been given the go-ahead by the country’s government to classify its blast furnace slag as a product rather than waste, a step that will ease the bureaucratic burden on its manufacture and sal - reports UK-based Metal Bulletin. The environment ministry reached a deal according to which air-granulated and blast furnace slags will not be considered waste under the Closed Substance Cycle & Waste Management Act. ThyssenKrupp... |
ACC wins fly ash award28 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsACC was awarded the National Award for being the “Best User in India” of a Mineral Component Fly Ash by Fly Ash Utilization Mission, TIFAC, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The award was presented by Kapil Sibal, Minister of State for S&T and Ocean Development (Independent Charge), Government of India, A. Raja, Minister for Environment & Forests and P.M. Sayeed, Minister for Power, Government of India. ACC has achieved spectacular results in the utilization of two h... |
Taiwanese Industrial Associations Volunteer to Reduce CO2 emissions26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsTaiwanese Industrial Associations Volunteer to Reduce CO2 emissions Seven Taiwanese industry associations including the Chinese National Federation of Industries will sign an agreement today with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to voluntarily cut down carbon-dioxide gas emission from 2006. According to the agreement, Taiwan’s 200 enterprises with the largest amount of energy consumptions will cut the emission to a goal, which will be set after the deal is done later today. ... |
Harnessing sea power in Wales26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsHarnessing sea power in Wales THE UK’s first wave power station may generate over 1000 jobs as well as producing renewable energy off the waters of Milford Haven. KP Renewables and Wave Dragon are behind this multi-million pound pioneering project and hope to eventually install 12 x 7mW Wave Dragon units ten miles offshore. A spokesman for KP Renewables said: "The project has the potential to generate Welsh jobs in a wide range of industries such as maritime service, engineering and... |
Lagan waste fuel burn provokes protests26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsLagan waste fuel burn provokes protests Local residents are furious after a cement company was granted permission to incinerate up to 50,00t of meat and bone each year. The cattle wast will be burned in kilns at the site of Lagan Cement close to Kinnegad, Co Westmeat, Ireland. Cattle waste will help slash the firm’s running costs as it is much cheaper to use than conventional fuel.Locals claimed the waste, which will arrive in sealed containers, is a danger to public health but th... |
Cement industry turning green19 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsLeading environmental NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has awarded the Indian cement industry its "Three Green Leaves" rating for reducing pollution but feels it needs to clean up its mining practices. Only one company - Madras Cement Limited’s Alathiyur Works near Chennai - has been awarded the prestigious "Four Leaves Award", becoming the first Indian plant in India to receive this honour. The Gujarat plant of Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited bagged the second spot, while the thir... |
Cement factories told to go green16 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement producers PT Semen Cibinong and PT Indocement Tbk were ordered to undergo environmental audits and to construct green areas in a bid to minimise the adverse impacts of pollution resulting from their operations. Member of Bogor Council’s Commission D on environment, Darwin, explained that the two factories were located in residential areas; Klapa Nunggal and Citeureup districts, respectively. "I hope by establishing green areas around the factories, the environment will be sa... |
MP impressed by cement plant, UK16 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsRugby MP Jeremy Wright took a journey forward in time to find out what the future could hold for Rugby Cement and the controversial tyre-burning issue. After court hearings and much concern from local residents about the health implications, the Tory MP visited a cement plant in Staffordshire that has been burning tyres for 10 years as a substitute for coal, like Cemex is currently doing on a trial basis at Rugby’s plant in Lawford Road. And he said so far he has been impressed with ... |