Cement News tagged under: The Netherlands
Dyckerhoff and N+P extend supply agreement09 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsN+P is to extend its cooperation with Dyckerhoff AG by securing a new order for the delivery of high-quality Subcoal® pellets. Subcoal is produced at the Qlyte facility in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The facility produces about 65,000tpa of Subcoal®, whereby it processes around 100,000t of non-recyclable paper-plastic waste fractions which otherwise would have been sent to landfill or waste incineration. The Subcoal is used to replace lignite dust or bituminous coal at power stations, lime ... |
The Netherlands: ENCI to operate without licence until 1 August11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Dutch province of Limburg is allowing ENCI in Maastricht, The Netherlands, to continue operating despite the retraction of the cement plant’s licence by the country’s State Council last February. The step was taken to safeguard the direct employment of 150 staff and the indirect employment of a further 300. The State Council concluded that the impacts of cement production at the plant on two neighbouring Belgian nature reserves was insufficiently known. Following this report, the pr... |
The Netherlands: Limburg postpones ENCI decision12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe provincial government of Limburg, The Netherlands, has not taken any further decision regarding ENCI – contrary to expectations. A new decision is required as the Dutch Council of State revoked the cement company’s environmental permit. While the subject was discussed in a meeting on Tuesday, the decision has been postponed until next Tuesday. Environmental pressure group ENCI Stop has demanded that the factory be closed as it now temporarily operates without a permit. |
Cement demand in Belgium falls 2.2% while imports rise30 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Belgium declined 2.2 per cent to 6.41Mt but this decrease was well below the European average decline of 18.8 per cent, according to Belgian cement association Febelcem. Febelcem attributes the figure to local elections, which historically boost public works. The non-residential sector also expanded by three per cent thanks to a numbmer of large projects in Mechelen, Ghent and Halle-Vilvoorde. In 2011, cement consumption reached record 6.55Mt. Looking forward, Febelcem... |