Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Taiheiyo Cement increases waste burn25 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp. (5233) has decided to turn a cement manufacturing subsidiary into a company specializing in processing industrial waste. The major cement firm has been facing pressure to change its production structure because of declining cement demand. This latest move will enable it to keep plants open by using them for new operations. In fiscal 2006, the subsidiary is expected to be transformed into a firm focusing on processing industrial waste into materials and fuel for ceme... |
Ecocem announces higher sales19 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsIreland’s independent Ecocem, announced today that the use of its GGBS product will lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions well in excess of 150,000t during 2005. The Irish company which operates a €10m manufacturing facility in Dublin Port said today that it is now on a high growth curve with sales of GGBS cement expected to at least quadruple 2004 volumes. Ecocem said use of Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) cement will also result in cost savings of several million euro per annum wh... |
Erin Brockovich to launch probe18 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsLegal investigator Erin Brockovich is considering suing industrial plants in Ellis County, Texas. The area, on the southern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro region, contains numerous steel and power plants along with cement kilns. Brockovich and a team of lawyers plan to hold a meeting next month in Midlothian to discuss whether industrial pollution in Ellis County has harmed public health. Last year, Virginia-based Environ International released a report finding that Ellis County p... |
Hazardous waste bill clears House, Senate17 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsPassage of the hazardous waste bill by the Missouri Legislature didn’t create the stir that the new school funding formula did, but its impact will be felt in Northeast Missouri It is estimated that Continental Cement will realise a savings of approximately $1.2m per year under the new legislation. "BASF and Continental provide great economic opportunities for our region," said Cauthorn. "They offer jobs to hard-working Missourians and their products should be made and sold right here in... |
Cement plant cited 32 times17 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Texas Industries Inc cement plant was cited 32 times in less than 18 months by the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District.The violations occurred between April 2003 and July and resulted in a $75,000 fine and a promise from TXI to build a new cement construction of a new cement plant. TXI will also pay $111,166.15 annually for five years or until a new plant is built, whichever happens first. Most of the violations were for air quality measures. "It’s just an old plant," said E... |
Hong Kong waste solution10 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsMillions of tonnes of recyclable inert construction and demolition waste piled up in the territory’s landfills, should be put to use in the mainland for reclamation and road works, some building trade experts said. "This is creating a big problem for the construction industry,’’ said Thomas Tang, environmental consultant and senior advisor to the Business Environment Council. "The waste is accumulating and will become unusable.’’ Construction and demolition waste, which accounted for 38 p... |
Greenhouse gases buried at sea10 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsScientists at BP are working with officials from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on plans to bury millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) under the bed of the North Sea. The aim? To try to reduce the amount of harmful greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere which lead to global warming. The capture and storage of CO2, or carbon sequestration, is not new but the Miller project would be Britain’s first. Under the scheme, carbon dioxide emitted by power stations would be liqu... |
1500 Projects Submitted in the First Holcim Awards Competition09 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsIn a competition launched in November 2004 mainly in architecture and building trade magazines, the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction invited architects, engineers and other specialists in the construction industry to submit innovative projects that meet the challenges of sustainable construction. Within five months, 1500 projects from 118 countries were submitted to a dedicated website. In the third quarter of this year the Foundation will award three main prizes, three recogn... |
St Lawrence Cement Recognised for its Overall Environmental Excellence, Canada05 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsSt Lawrence Cement’s plant in Mississauga, Ontario, won top honours in two categories of the 4th Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards sponsored by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine. The plant received the top prize in both Overall Environmental Excellence and Environmental Performance for its ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, its control and reduction of emissions, its waste minimisation and reduction of natural resource consump... |
Problems at Green Island trials03 May 2005, Published under Cement NewsA new incineration plant designed to turn solid waste into ash for the manufacture of cement encountered technical problems during a trial run late last month, one of Hong Kong’s biggest cement makers admitted Tuesday. Green Island Cement was responding to Monday’s report in The HK Standard which revealed that harmful gases were released after problems occurred during the incinerator’s test run from April 21-25. Green Island’s general manager Choi Ka-keung admitted there were some problem... |