Cement News tagged under: environmental
India's Central Pollution Control Board issues waste guidelines30 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndia's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued guidelines to ensure that millions of tonnes of hazardous, municipal, industrial and agro-waste is properly recycled and used in cement plants as fuel. The proposed guidelines will not only ensure that the waste is recycled but also help in tackling pollution, claims the CPCB. "The production of cement in India is about 300Mta, for which estimated coal and raw material (limestone, iron ore, clay, bauxite) requirement are 50Mta... |
India's Central Pollution Control Board issues waste guidelines30 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndia's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued guidelines to ensure that millions of tonnes of hazardous, municipal, industrial and agro-waste is properly recycled and used in cement plants as fuel. The proposed guidelines will not only ensure that the waste is recycled but also help in tackling pollution, claims the CPCB. "The production of cement in India is about 300Mta, for which estimated coal and raw material (limestone, iron ore, clay, bauxite) requirement are 50Mta... |
Cementos Molins expects to raise AF use to 39%27 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins plans to raise alternative fuel use at its Sant Vicenç del Horts plant near Barcelona, Spain, from 34 to 39 per cent of the fuel mix this year. The step is expected to reduce fuel costs by EUR1.2m annually. The increase is made possible due to considerable use of waste tyres to replace petcoke, the fuel most commonly used in the plant. However, for the plan to go ahead, the authorities have to approve the modification to the plant’s current permit to use up to 115,000t of... |
South Korea: carbon emission quota increased27 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn 24 January the South Korean government increased the carbon emissions quota by 1700t to 539Mt and added 51Mt to emission rights in view of companies’ efforts for greenhouse gas reduction prior to the implementation of emissions trading. Community energy suppliers and cement manufacturers are expected to benefit from the adjustment, with the price/t of carbon emission rights recently tripling from a year ago to KRW20,850 (US$17.75) in the Korea Exchange. T he government also voted fo... |
Mombasa Cement to build 36MW wind farm in Kilifi26 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsMombasa Cement is set to build a 36MW wind farm in Kilifi for its own energy use and sale to Kenya Power. The project, which consists of 12 turbines of 3MW each, will cost an estimated KES260m (US$2.5m). The wind park will be build on a section of the 1200 acres of land Mombasa Cement owns in Vipingo, on which it already operates a clinker factory that feeds its main plant in Athi River. Kenya’s renewable energy market has recently attracted dozens of local and multinational investors,... |
UAE: Ras Al Khaimah hit by cement plant emissions25 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Environment Protection and Development Authority (EPDA), has launched an investigation into dust clouds and emsisions from the Ras Al Khaimah cement factory following observations of Khor Khuweir residents. A number of staff inspectors were dispatched to the site where they extensively studied the reasons behind the sudden and unexpected emissions, according to Dr Saif Al Ghais, EPDA director. Initial investigations point to a technical fault in the factory, Dr Ghais disclosed. Staff... |
New Zealand: eco-friendly cement developed24 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsNew Zealand cement company, HR Cement, is to launch a ground-breaking low-carbon footprint cement that helps reduce global CO 2 emissions. HR Cement, based in Mt Maunganui, developed the more environmentally-friendly ECO-CEM cement with the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete utilised on construction sites by 15-30 per cent, according to Chris Hall, managing director of HR Cement. The company’s location within a volcanic field near high-quality and natural Pozzolanic ... |
UK: Ribblesdale plant begins GBP25m upgrade project23 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson is implementing a seven-year project at Ribblesdale cement works in Clitheroe, Lancashire, to improve production efficiency and emissions. In the first six months of the GBP25m project, GBP11m is being spent on improvements and maintenance to enable the plant to meet and exceed new dust emission regulations. This project represents the plant's biggest capital investment programme since the 1990s and includes a GBP2m replacement of the dust filters on two cement grinding units. Pla... |
Poured cement is an excellent absorber of CO223 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to newly-published University-led research, cement has been found to absorb carbon after it’s been poured, reports Copybook. "It sounds counterintuitive, but it's true," adds University of California, Irvine (UCI), earth scientist Steven Davis. "The cement poured around the world since 1930 has taken up a substantial portion of the CO2 released when it was initially produced." Gradually, then, infrastructure such as roads and buildings have been stripping the air of CO2 and st... |
Pakistan: Pioneer Cement inaugurates WHR unit at Chenki plant20 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement has marked the formal coming into operation of the new waste heat recovery plant at its Chenki plant by celebrating the firm’s environmental credentials. Writing in the Business Recorder, Pioneer notes that the facility’s conversion to coal has increased emissions, but that this has been countered by greater efficiency. “I take this opportunity to convey my appreciation and gratitude to the entire Project team for their untiring efforts in completion of project in record... |