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Argos Puerto Rico fined US$111,000 for 'Clean Air Act' violations

04 October 2024, Published under Cement News

Argos Puerto Rico Corp , operator of a Portland cement plant in Dorado, has reached a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following 'Clean Air Act' violations. The company has agreed to pay a US$111,000 penalty and invest over US$200,000 in supplemental environmental projects (SEPs), including the installation of solar energy systems at local schools. The violations, identified through EPA inspections, information requests and record reviews, revealed non-complia...

Cockburn Cement awaits fines for air pollution

07 December 2022, Published under Cement News

Adbri ’s Cockburn Cement plant on Perth’s southern suburb of Munster has been found guilty of emitting unreasonable amounts of emissions after residents living nearby complained of being confined to their homes due to the strong odours. The Adbri subsidiary was found guilty on six counts and acquitted of the remaining seven charges, after Magistrate Heidi Watson said she was satisfied the emissions had caused inconvenience and unreasonably interfered with the amenity of residents. Mor...

Best-practice APC selection

15 October 2014, Published under Cement News

Unforeseen shutdowns in air pollution control systems (APC) can be the result of insufficient process knowledge and lack of understanding of individual plant requirements. Moreover, increased dust emission due to low-quality or inadequately-designed APC equipment not only impacts a cement plant’s environmental footprint but can also cause extensive wear on other equipment, such as filter fans, which increases overall maintenance and operational costs. By Ahsen Hussain, FLSmidth, Denmark. ...