Cement News tagged under: environmental
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... |
MPA report highlights CO2 emissions fall for UK cement producers02 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) reports that carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of cement fell by two per cent between 2016-17 in the UK. However, for aggregates and asphalt production CO 2 emissions incresed in the country, while readymix concrete production saw a decline in emissions. The data collected forms part of the MPA's Sustainable Development Summary data which was recently launched. Commenting on the information, MPA Chief Executive, Nigel Jackson, said: "The MPA support... |
ECRA to test oxyfuel on industrial scale with two pilot projects30 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsBased on extensive research undertaken by the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), oxyfuel technology will now be implemented in two cement plants in Europe. "The technical feasibility of oxyfuel technology can only be proven in real-scale application, but we have sufficient information from our research to believe that we will obtain a positive result after the trials," said Daniel Gauthier, chairman of ECRA. Over the past few months ECRA has examined the suitability of sites tha... |
Reliance awarded 468ha of Yavatmal forest for new cement plant25 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Maharashtra government has given the green light to the diversion of 467.5ha of reserved forest land for the construction of a cement plant in Zari Jamni, Yavatmal district. Reliance Cementation Pvt Ltd had been pursuing the project since 2009. The application seeking diversion of the 'C class’ forest reserved under Forest Conservation Act, 1980, was officially moved in May 2011 and the state government gave its approval in April 2012, followed by the Union government in December... |
N+P's new Teeside Subcoal® plant will come on-stream in 3Q1823 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsN+P is investing in a new Subcoal ® facility, which is being constructed in Teesside, UK. Once erected, this will be one of the most modern alternative fuel producing facilities in the world, according to the company. The input capacity of this new facility will be between 200-250,000tpa and will mainly consist of RDF streams with a high calorific value (CV). The output capacity is around 180-220,000t of high-quality alternative fuels, designated for both the domestic as well as the ... |
Bestway Cement bags five CSR awards22 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement has won five awards at the 10th Annual CSR Awards 2018 ceremony, held on 18 January in Islamabad, Pakistan. Bestway won the coveted awards by the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) in the categories of Green Energy Initiatives, Community Development and Service, Education and Scholarship, Vocational Trainings and Sustainability Initiatives. |
Tata Steel launches branded LD slag product for clinker making19 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsTata Steel has launched two new products, Tata Aggreto and Tata Nirman, India's first branded Linz-Donawitz (LD) slag products for applications in road, fly ash brick and clinker making. This is the first foray by any domestic steel major in branding processed steel slag. Speaking on the launch of the brands, T V Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel, said: "We at Tata Steel are extremely happy to have launched Tata Aggreto and Tata Nirman, which are designed to create value for customers, end u... |
UK co-processing report receives MPA backing18 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe MPA has welcomed a report entitled 'From waste to resource productivity', which draws on evidence on waste from a range of industry, academic and government sources. Written by the former Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, and co-authored by Professor Ian Boyd, the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the report explores how waste can be treated as a valuable resource and use new technology and approaches to ge... |
Lafarge Canada provides update on its two low-carbon fuel studies18 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada’s kiln-fuel study in Alberta announced last week will not be the same as the tyre-burning pilot it has applied for at its Brookfield plant, reports The Chronicle Herald. The Alberta study will examine the environmental effects of introducing low-carbon fuels into its Exshaw plant and will not be completed until December 2019. "It's different processes, it won’t be the same type of process at all," said Rob Cumming, environmental director at Lafarge. Regarding the Brookf... |
Cembureau highlights role of cement industry in EU plastic waste disposal17 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the European Commission's initiative to develop a dedicated plastics strategy in a circular economy, published on 16 January, the European cement association, Cembureau, has highlighted the part played by the cement industry in reducing plastic waste. Apart from the importance of the need for a ban on landfill of recoverable and recyclable waste, the organisation urges policymakers to strongly focus on the recognition that cement plants can treat different waste streams such as ... |