Cement News tagged under: environmental
Vietnam: Ha Tien 1 ordered to relocate23 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee has demanded Ha Tien 1 Cement cease operation of its Thu Duc cement grinding station and relocate the plant. The company earlier proposed relocating its Thu Duc cement grinding station to District 9 and scaling up the capacity of its Phu Huu grinding station. However, the city government has turned down the proposal as they had concerns regarding the facility’s possible pollution to nearby residential areas. In an announcement sent to Ha T... |
Ireland: EPA to weigh in on Limerick plans23 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsLimerick Council has engaged consultants with a view to making an unprecedented submission over Irish Cement’s EUR10m Mungret plans, which will see fossil fuels replaced by the burning of tyres. At this week’s metropolitan meeting, metropolitan district boss, Kieran Lehane, confirmed consultants had been appointed to “carry out an appraisal of the air quality, health and climate change elements of the applications and further submissions.” The consultants’ report is expected to be comp... |
Dominican Republic: Cemex starts solar tender process for San Pedro de Macorís20 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex has opened tendering process for its new photovoltaic solar plant at San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. The cement producer is looking for a company that can build and operate its new 13MW solar power plant and sell the output to Cemex. In 2014 Cemex opened its first solar farm with a capacity of 1.5MW. This was followed by an electricity supply agreement to provide its San Pedro de Macorís cement plant with wind power. |
Pakistan: Pioneer Cement starts its WHR plant in Punjab province19 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its 12MW Waste Heat Recovery power plant (WHRPP) has started operations on from 15 December at Jouharabad, Khushab district, in central Punjab province. It will impact positively on the financial results of the company in the years to come. The company is also in the final stages of selecting a of supplier for installation of a new production line having capacity of 7000tpd clinker at the existing site. The negotiations a... |
New EU carbon allowance mechanism proposed15 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsMEPs have proposed that a system should be established for the cement and clinker sectors, among others, whereby importers will be required to surrender allowances to cover for the carbon content of imported goods. The Border Adjustment Measurement (BAM) scheme should be fully compatible with WTO rules and "focus on sectors with a low trade intensity and high emissions intensity such as cement," MEPs said. "Once this mechanism is in place, no free allocation shall be given to sect... |
Slovenia: Salonit receives EUR15m EBRD loan14 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced it is to provide a EUR15m loan to Salonit Anhovo to help it improve its operations. The funds will be used for energy and resource efficiency improvements and to restructure the company’s balance sheet. Salonit operates the largest cement works in Slovenia and alternative fuels account for 64 per cent of all fuel used for burning clinker. The EBRD loan, which will enable the installation of state-of-the-art equipmen... |
HeidelbergCement announces Quarry Life Award winners of 201612 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsOn 8 December 2016, the winners of the International Quarry Life Award were presented in Brussels, Belgium. This was the third edition of this bi-annual competition established by HeidelbergCement to explore innovative ideas to promote biodiversity at quarry sites. More than 450 proposals from 21 countries were submitted in 2016, of which 94 were selected for the competition in different categories: Habitat and species research, Biodiversity management, Education and raising awareness, Bey... |
Semen Indonesia plant receives environmental permit12 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsDespite protests, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has issued a new environmental permit to Semen Indonesia for its plant in Rembang. The new plant is almost complete and although some local residents have fought its opening, many are highlighting the benefits it will provide such as 1200 jobs. Semen Indonesia has denied that the new works will damage the environment. |
USA: scientists develop programmable cement08 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsScientists at Rice University, Texas, USA, have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to "program" the microscopic, semi-crystalline particles within. The process turns particles from disordered clumps to organised cubes, spheres and other forms, making the material stronger, less porous and more durable. The Rice lab created cubes and rectangles by adding small amounts of positive or negative ionic surfactants and calcium silicate to C-S-H and exposing the mix t... |
India: proposed Karnataka plants denied environmental clearance08 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe federal Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has put a hold on proposals to build two cement plants and associated limestone mines in Kalaburgi, Karnataka, according to the Times of India. The two projects affected were put forward by India Cements and JSW Cements. The India Cements project was blocked by the MoEF due to concerns it would decrease agricultural productivity, while the JSW proposal was declared ‘premature’ as its plan for limestone extraction was based on potentia... |