Cement News tagged under: environmental
Cemex receives waste tyre hoard in Queretaro08 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex is taking used tyres off the street in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, thanks to a local authority initiative to clean up tyres left on vacant urban land and in the drainage system of the city. The Mayor Marcos Aguilar Vega announced that up to 3905 wheels were collected during the first Llantaton 2017, held a few weeks ago, and that add to that are harvested during the year. "So as in alliance with tire companies and a cement factory, these programme are made to remove the tyres ... |
Cement Association of Canada welcomes Alberta’s output-based allocation system07 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada has welcomed the publication of the Alberta government’s overarching policy framework for the output-based allocation system (OBAS). The new system marks a step change from the current Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) in the state. The OBAS will set an industry-specific performance benchmark for emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries (EITEs). This includes the province's two cement plants, the Lafarge Canada-run works in Exshaw and the Lehig... |
Possible relief from petcoke ban for India’s cement sector?06 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is likely to exempt the cement industry from the partial petcoke ban for industrial use, according to a report in The Hindustan Times. The government has moved forward a proposal as Solicitor General A Nadkarni informed the Supreme Court that the use of petcoke in the cement industry was minimal and for non-fuel purposes, according to the report. “It is used as a de-sulphuring agency. Therefore, the ministry has decided to have a relook ... |
EPA to take Irish cement to court re emissions incident04 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency has initiated legal proceedings against Irish Cement for alleged breaches of its operating licence at its Limerick plant. The EPA has confirmed to the Limerick Leader it has issued a summons to the company, relation to the emissions from the Castlemungret cement pant. The case is scheduled to come before a sitting of Limerick District Court on 2 March 2018. A spokesman confirmed it received the summons "in relation to dust emission incidents earlie... |
Jammu & Kashmir government plans co-processing of plastic waste01 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn India, the Jammu and Kashmir government is considering the use of polythene and plastic material waste, which accounts for around 20 per cent of waste collection, to fire cement and brick kilns, in line with the National Green Tribunal’s guidelines to the 2016 solid waste management rules. The move was discussed in a meeting led by Pradeep Singh, advisor to the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Going forward, the initiative will look at implementation strategies that take into accoun... |
Norwegian CO2 capture project completes testing phase30 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsA 'key milestone' on a collaborative project to deliver CO 2 capture technology efficiency has been reached claims Westec Environmental Solutions (Verditek group) and project partners Sintef and the Carbon Capture & Conversion Institute. The pilot-scale project passed a key milestone on Wednesday, successfully completing the initial testing phase using independent testing at the Sintef facility in Norway. Verditek said the next and penultimate phase of the project would comprise solve... |
Adelaide Brighton awards power contract to Infigen28 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAustralia’s Adelaide Brighton has awarded Infigen Energy’s Lake Bonney wind farm the contract to supply power to two cement plants north of Adelaide and a quarry on Yorke Peninsula. The deal is understood to extend over five years and involve a larger volume of power than the 88GWh transaction signed last week with Pacific Hydro by 14 firms, cities and municipal agency, reports the Australian Financial Review. The Adelaide Brighton deal will involve supply from Infigen's existing port... |
Ohorongo considers TDF use28 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the inauguration of its first RDF processing plant earlier this year , Namibia's Ohorongo Cement is now investigating, together with Metallurgical Research and Consulting (METRECO), the use of tyre-derived fuel (TDF) to fire its cement kilns at the Sargberg plant. The step is taken in line with the company’s efforts to replace up to 80 per cent of imported coal with alternative fuels by 2019. “With gas temperatures of up to 2000˚C, the cement manufacturing process guarantee... |
Irish Cement plans to reduce carbon emissions22 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsIrish Cement has stated that its plans to increase alternative fuels usage is not a move to develop a waste incinerator, according to The Irish Times. The company has been using 120,000t of residual waste at its Platin cement works and has requested permission to increase the volume to 600,000t. The new plans submitted to Bord Pleanála for approval would allow the company to replace up to 85 per cent of its fossil fuels with alternative fuels. The project would help reduce Ireland’s carbo... |
Apeco slag conveyor system is installed at Swedish cement plant22 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsApeco has successfully completed a slag conveyor system project at the Cementa cement plant in Slite, Gotland, Sweden. The supplied conveyors were installed on a hill with limited bearing points, and are capable of transporting sand or slag at a rate of 600tph. Within the framework of the project, Apeco delivered two belt conveyors with different transshipment chutes and flap-valves to the client. The supplier also carried out a comprehensive rebuilding of the transshipment building. ... |