Cement News tagged under: environmental
Cemex terminals achieve Energy Star Challenge07 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsTwo Cemex USA terminals have achieved the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star® Challenge for Industry by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation. The terminals, located in La Mirada and San Diego (CA), each reduced their energy consumption by more than 10 per cent. In 2016 Cemex USA conducted pilot programmes at its California terminals to cut energy use. The San Diego terminal achieved an impressive 12.2 per cent reduction in 2016, compared to the prior ... |
Ohorongo Cement breaks ground on new solar plant06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsOhorongo Cement has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 5MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant which will provide green and clean electricity to the company’s cement plant in Namibia. The close to NAD100m (US$7.8m) investment is expected to be in operation by the end of 2017, and will be located in close proximity to the Sargberg cement plant in Otavi. SunEQ four Investment, an independent power producer and solar asset development platform, in collaboration with its... |
Continental Cement wins PCA Land Stewardship prize02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Co was among the winners in the recently-announced winners of the 2017 Energy and Environment Awards of the US Portland Cement Association (PCA). The cement producer’s Hannibal cement plant in Missouri was awarded the Land Stewardship prize for its efforts to improve wildlife on its site “The Hannibal cement plant has exhibited exceptional land stewardship. The Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation-certified site implemented wildlife enhancement on 11 plots of land ... |
Al-Safwa Cement, SEC, sign deal for recycling of carbon ash01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Al-Safwa Cement Co of Saudi Arabia for the recycling of carbon ash and the use of oils and oil residues as an alternative fuel source. Khalid bin Abdulrahman Al-Tuaimi, executive vice president Generation at SEC, said approval has been granted by the General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection. This would reduce the full dependence of the cement factory on heavy fuel, thereby reducing dependence o... |
LafargeHolcim plant in Hungary wins gold World Prix d’Excellence30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim’s Kiralyegyhaza cement plant in Hungary has received the World Prix d’Excellence 2017 from the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI). The plant was awarded the World Gold Winner prize in the industrial buildings category for its outstanding environmental performance and the high architectural quality of the plant buildings, LafargeHolcim said in a statement. The FIABCI represents the world's real estate professions and its annual World Prix d’Excellence recognises state... |
Latin American cement low-carbon roadmap25 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsAdocem, the Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers, recently presented its “Road map for a low-carbon economy”. The initiative aims to improve awareness of new alternatives for reducing CO2 emissions and technological innovations while at the same time, remove barriers to moving towards a low-carbon economy. The initiative is led by the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM), which plans to define and implement an action plan for carbon mitigation and adaptation to climate c... |
CEMBUREAU: EU-ETS needs to ensure sufficient flexibility for free allocation share24 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsWith many stakeholders calling for a proper impact assessment ahead of the EU-ETS trilogue, Ecofys, a Navigant company, has published a study, commissioned by CEMBUREAU, which compares and analyses the supply and demand balance in terms of the free allowances available and this for the European Commission, European Parliament and Council proposals. The authors have also assessed the likelihood of the Cross Sectoral Correction Factor (CSCF), the European cement association said in a statemen... |
Cemex USA recognised for land stewardship24 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA has been recognised by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for its ongoing commitment to sustainability and land stewardship with the 2017 Lone Star Land Steward Award for the Trans Pecos Ecoregion. The award recognises Cemex, the El Carmen Land & Conservation Co LLC and part owner of the ECLCC, Josiah Austin, for their dedication to excellence in wildlife and natural-resource management through work in Texas at the El Carmen Nature Reserve, a private trans-boundary conservat... |
CEFC finance helps ResourceCo turn waste into fuel22 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australia, is lending AUD30m to ResourceCo to build two new plants that will transform selected non-recyclable waste streams into Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF). This solid fuel will initially be used locally but will also be exported as an alternative to coal and gas for cement kilns in Asia. The first plant is to be built at Wetherill Park in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), and the second in another Australian state yet to be announced. ... |
HeidelbergCement launches fourth edition of Quarry Life Award17 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has launched the fourth edition of competition to boost biodiversity in quarries. The 'Quarry Life Award' targets innovative approaches to study and boost biodiversity at quarry sites and aims to raise awareness about mining ecology. New in this fourth edition is the separate assessment of scientific and community project ideas. To participate in this competition, students, graduates, researchers, NGOs and local communities have to submit a project to one of the six availa... |