Cement News tagged under: Environmental
World – Value of carbon trading doubles in a year08 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the World Bank, the Kyoto protocol on climate change is stimulating increasing flows of carbon finance to developing and transition economies, even though it is not yet in force. For the second consecutive year, the volume of trade in greenhouse gas emission reductions has more than doubled and stands in 2003 at 70Mt. The value of the carbon market is predicted to increase to US$10bn in 2007, estimate Norway-based analysis group Point Carbon. The majority of transactions cen... |
India – Shree Cement plans fuel recycling plants06 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement is planning to set up mini-fuel recycling plants with assistance of German equipment supplier KHD Humboldt GmbH. The plans come within the framework of a major cost-cutting drive in its fuel expenditure. M K Singhi, executive director at the Indian cement company commented: “One of the main factors for worry for cement manufacturers in India is high fuel costs.” The use of recycled fuels should bring savings of four to five per cent off fuel costs. The new project will use b... |
UK – Environment Agency urges companies for permit applications05 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsThe Environment Agency (EA) is urging companies to start planning their permit applications for the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. Companies affected by the regulations must receive a permit from the EA by 31 March 2004, the deadline for presentation of the National Allocation Plans. To ensure permits are received on time, the agency stresses companies must apply for the permits between 10 November 2003 and 31 January 2004. If failing, companies may not be able to obtain the... |
Romania – Holcim Romania opens eco-friendly concrete station04 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania is investing 1.5m euros in an eco-friendly concrete station in Sibiu. The 120m3 station will be fully automated and be the 13th concrete station in the country for Holcim. The Swiss cement maker also operates three sand and gravel units. |
Bulgaria – Zlatna Panega opts for old tyres02 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsThe Bulgarian subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, Zlatna Panega is planning to generate 15 per cent of its required energy from old tyres. Since it started its new incineration facility and has generated electricity from old tyres instead of coal, the company has saved 29,121 euro in electricity costs and 700t of coal. The 670t of tyres burnt in the facility have helped Zlatna Panega to improve its industrial pollution record as well as cement quality. The company has also plans to extend th... |
Japan – 40 Japanese companies to conduct mock CO2 emission rights trades01 December 2003, Published under Cement NewsWhile Europe is gearing up for its emissions trading scheme, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is set to launch a mock trading of CO2 emission rights. Participating in this trading scheme are 40 companies, belonging to seven industries and industry associations and representing about 80 per cent of the country’s total CO2 emissions. During the scheme which encompasses 29 trades, auditing companies and environmental standards certification bodies will gauge CO2 e... |
UK – Environment Agency urges companies for permit applications24 November 2003, Published under Cement NewsThe Environment Agency (EA) is urging companies to start planning their permit applications for the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. Companies affected by the regulations must receive a permit from the EA by 31 March 2004, the deadline for presentation of the National Allocation Plans. To ensure permits are received on time, the agency stresses companies must apply for the permits between 10 November 2003 and 31 January 2004. If failing, companies may not be able to obtain the... |
Tanzania – Bureau of Standards proposes cement factory emissions standard24 November 2003, Published under Cement NewsThe Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) is proposing a standard on cement factory emissions to stop them from polluting the environment. There are about eight potential pollutants from cement and lime factories that require monitoring according to the proposal. A draft standard was discussed during a recent meeting of the Technical Committee on Air Quality. The document is based on East African Cement Producers Association limits which are comparable to EU specifications and will be prese... |
India – Environmental Excellence awards for cement companies24 November 2003, Published under Cement NewsThe Eight NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials in New Delhi was concluded with the presentation of the National Awards for Energy Performance, Environment Excellence and Quality Excellence in the Indian cement industry. Environmental Excellence awards for 2002-03 were given to Madras Cements, India Cements and Gagal Cements. Madras Cements and India Cements also took the 2001-2002 awards in the same category, sharing them with Century Cements and Lafarge India. |
UK – Superquarry, WWF and Lafarge24 November 2003, Published under Cement NewsPlans for a new superquarry on the remote island of Harris by Lafarge are back in focus with a new court hearing expected this week. The plans have re-ignited the issue of Lafarge's earlier decision to give a UK£3.5m donation to the World Wildlife Fund to help fund its many projects around the globe. In fact, senior conservationists in the WWF have fallen out over this donation, with the British arm of WWF refusing to accept its share of the £3.5m sponsorship deal with the multinational Lafa... |