Cement News tagged under: Pollution control
Gujarat launches pilot air pollutant permit cap and exchange mechanism07 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsIndia has launched the world's first trading programme for particulate air pollution quotas. The western state of Gujarat piloted the scheme on 5 June involving some 350 industrial plants in Surat, including cement plants. The trading programme has been devised by academic experts, including Anat Sudarshan from the University of Chicago and Nicholas Ryan from Yale University. The government will cap the total amount of air particulate matter than can be emitted over a period of time by all ... |
Wastewater restrictions tighten in Mandalay02 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsMandalay cement producers face the possibility of being penalised if they fail to draft and implement environmental management plans (EMP) within a year. The Myanmar Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation issued notices to industrial factories across nine industries, including cement in Mandalay plants, requiring them to draft EMPs and submit them to the ministry for approval. The regulations will apply to limestone businesses with at least 20tpd of production whic... |
Vietnam to place 28 industrial facilities under special environmental control05 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) in Vietnam is planning to place 28 industrial production facilities across a range of sectors under special environmental control, reports Vietnam Net. MONRE has highlighted the cement industry as being one of the industrial production sectors at a high-risk level. The special control project will assess the efforts of facilities to reduce the risk of pollution and to enable fast solutions if any immediate problems ar... |
Beijing's pollution control measures on industry result in improved air quality05 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsBeijing experienced the best air quality in 2017 since pollution control measures were introduced five years ago, reports Free Malaysia Today. As part of these measures, the city closed six cement plants and completed upgrades in other industrial sectors. The average PM2.5 level, measuring particulate pollution, was 58μg/m 3 in 2017, a decrease of 20.5 per cent from the previous year. The density of other pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and PM10 was also reduced th... |
Pollution control authority requests plant closure19 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndia's Kakatiya Cement & Sugar Industries Ltd have been informed to close its cement division operations on directions from the pollution control authority. Following instructions sent by the Pollution Control Board, the supply of power to Kakatiya Cement and Sugar Industries Ltd's cement division was disconnected yesterday evening. The company, which operates a plant in the Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, is in the process of pursuing the matter with the pollution control authority ... |
REDECAM and ISGEC joint venture starts operations21 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsREDECAM Group SpA and and ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd on Friday announced the establishment of a joint venture in the field of air pollution control. Headquartered in Noida, India, the new venture is called ISGEC REDECAM Enviro Solutions Pvt Ltd and is geared towards both partners being a complete provider for flue gas treatment systems for the cement, power and metals industry. Speaking of the collaboration, Barry Downing, CEO of REDECAM Group, commented: "In the effort to reduc... |
European Parliament to vote on removing cement sector ETS exemption08 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn February 15 the European Parliament will vote on a report from its environment committee on the reform of the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS). Among the recommendations in the report is the suggestion that the practice of allocating permits to the cement sector covering all of its emission be stopped. According to reports in the Parliament Magazine, MEPs have been subjected to ‘intense’ lobbying from the cement industry. "The lobbying has been intense with representatives from t... |
Vietnam: inspection of polluted plants10 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsA joint delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment were due to inspect cement plants that pose a high risk of contamination. The inspection investigated production and waste treatment facilities at the plants. Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh has asked corporations to consider establishing a specialised department for environmental work for large-scale enterprises. Contractors and investors were required t... |
United States: Cemex fined US$1.69m over air pollution01 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex has reached a deal with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) whereby the company will pay a US$1.69m fine and install pollution-control equipment in five of its American plants, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The company will also be required to carry out energy audits at its plants and spend a further US$150,000 on energy efficiency projects. Last week saw the EPA file a federal complaint concerning air pollution arising from Cemex’s operations in Knoxville, Louisvil... |
Ho Chi Minh City rejects Ha Tien grinding plans15 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Ho Chi Minh City government has rejected Ha Tien 1 Cement JS's plans to relocate its Thu Duc cement grinding plant to District 9 and scale up the capacity of its Phu Huu grinding unit. A document sent to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related agencies last week, Ho Chi Minh City Vice Chairman Tat Thanh Cang confirmed the decision. The Thu Duc cement grinding plant is located by Ha Noi Highway in Truong Tho Commune in Thu Duc District. The faciliti... |