Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Davenport cement plans for Cemex16 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsLocal residents are wondering what changes might result if Cemex buys Britain’s RMC Group, which owns the cement plant on Highway 1. The $5.8 billion deal, slated to close Jan. 12, was approved Thursday by the European Union Commission, which saw no blocks to competition, but the US Federal Trade Commission has yet to clear the acquisition. "Hopefully we can get clearance in the next few days," said Eric Woodhouse, president of RMC Pacific Materials, based in Pleasanton. The cement plant,... |
’Hot rocks’ found at cement plant16 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsA former cement works in County Durham, UK is to be the site of the UK’s first "hot rocks" village. The Blue Circle cement works at Eastgate, near Stanhope, closed in 2002 with the loss of 147 jobs. A task force set up after the closure opted to search for natural hot water deep below the site. More than three months after drilling began, experts have revealed enough geothermal energy has been found to make the project viable. A team began drilling in September, boring 1000m below th... |
Plan to cut pollution rises from the ashes15 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement’s Cauldon Works is to continue in its mission to reduce its impact on the environment by replacing some of the raw materials it currently uses with a by-product of the paper industry. The company is looking at reducing the amount of raw materials it has to dig from its quarries to make cement. Historically it has used limestone and shale as the main ingredients. Now, in an innovative way of using a derivative of the paper industry, Lafarge will use paper ash to replace some... |
Holcim Romania invests in environment protection15 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania, a subsidiary of Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd, invested Euro3.0m in an environment protection project comprising equipment upgrade at its plants in Campulung, southern Romania and Alesd, northwestern Romania, the company’s country manager Markus Wirth, said on December 13, 2004. The equipment, complying with EU standards, enables the cement plants to process 100 types of waste among which petrol waste, plastic, paper, wood, rubber, packaging and organic products. Holcim ... |
Bonemeal to fuel cement plant, UK14 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsA cement works has been given the go-ahead to burn meat and bone meal as fuel at its South Wales plant. The Environment Agency Wales has confirmed that Lafarge Cement"s plant at Aberthaw, in the Vale of Glamorgan, will be given a nine-month trial to use the animal-derived substance as a source of energy. Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth announced its opposition to the burning of so-called "biowaste" at cement plants. But John Harrison, the area"s environment manager for the E... |
Cementos Selva, accused of polluting, denies charges13 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsDistrict mayor Emiliano Pereyra in Peruvian department San Martín has accused cement maker Cementos Selva of pollution and is calling for an independent environmental audit on its local factory, government newspaper El Peruano reported. The audit would study the cement factory’s impact on ground, water and air quality in the Elías Soplín Vargas district. Pereyra believes dust emitted from the factory is causing bronchial sicknesses such as asthma in local residents. But Cementos Selv... |
Polluters ignore environmental laws13 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsWhile a nationwide blitz in China against polluting firms across the country is paying off, environmental inspectors are still finding it an uphill fight. They say local protectionism and less-than-stiff punishments for violating environmental laws and rules are major factors harbouring the country’s polluters. And violence against environmental inspectors has been noticeable in recent years. Each year, about indents in which inspectors are attacked occur, along with 4,000 occasions when ins... |
Historic cement plant to be demolished13 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe "old cement plant" located east of Dewey, Oklahoma, USA is slated for demolition over the next several weeks, officials associated with the project said recently. The former Portland Cement Factory will be demolished in stages, with the smoke stacks slated to come down next week, according to Doug Sanders of Oilfield Pipe and Supply Co. At one time the factory, which was acquired by Oilfield Pipe and Supply Co. in 1983, was one of the area’s largest employers and was reportedly the large... |
Protesters demand ministry take action against petcoke usage, Jordan07 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsAccording to "Jordan Times", local representatives of Fuheis staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Environment demanding that the government take immediate action to prevent the Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) from using petcoke as a substitute for fuel oil in its cement production. The protesters published a statement voicing their disappointment that the government has failed to implement an environmental settlement plan and therefore made it possible for the factory to begin... |
Melón, Polpaico clean production agreement, Chile07 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement companies Melón and Polpaico have signed a clean production agreement with the economy ministry’s national clean production council (CNPL) for the cement sector, the ministry announced. Under the agreement, the companies pledge to minimise emissions and advance the implementation of co-processing technology for the use of alternative fuels in kilns. To that end, Melón has an alliance with Goodyear to use tyres in its kilns that has allowed the cement maker to replace a... |