Cement News tagged under: environmental
Pakistan: Pioneer Cement sets up 12MW WHR plant23 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement Ltd (PIOC) has signed an agreement with CITIC industries for a 12MW Waste Heat Recovery System (WHR) at its plant, Chenki district, Khushab on the banks of Jhelum River in Punjab province of Pakistan. The cost of the project is PKR1.5bn (US$14.32m) and will come on stream FY19. The plant is expected to meet about 38 per cent of the company’s total electricity requirement. |
Philippines: settlement following cargo vessel crash22 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Cebu provincial government and other entities, which suffered damage following the cargo vessel MV Belle Rose running aground in the waters off Daanbantayan town last week, have agreed to settle and allow the ship to leave Cebu for repairs. The agreement reached with the shipping company covers the cost of replanting affected corals, rehabilitation, protection and management of the shoal, incidental damages sustained by those reliant on Monad Shoal such as tourism-based establishments... |
Spain: Cosmos to go ahead with biomass16 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsCementos Cosmos is to be allowed to burn biomass at its kiln, according to the Cordoba appeal judge dealing with the case. Cordoba municipality had said the cement producer could not fire its kiln with waste, but this decision was overruled with municipality having two weeks to carry out the judgment. |
Brazil: Sobradinho plant starts tyre collection point14 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos has set up a collecting point for used tyres from local rubber shops on its Sobradinho cement plant, reports Max Press Net. The company is using shredded tyres and biomass as alternative fuels to feed its cement kilns. The Sobradinho works uses up to 1800 car tyres and 750 truck tyres per day at its site, the equivalent to 36tpd. It already has the capacity to use up to 130tpd, but it still waiting for licensing to expand the volume used. The plant also uses 85tpd of... |
Canada: Ontario's Climate Action plan is welcomed by CAC09 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC) in a statement congratulates the Ontario government and the leadership being shown by Premier Wynne and Minister Murray on the release of its world-leading Climate Action Plan. The CAC believes that this plan will help ensure that Ontario meets and exceeds its 2020, 2030 and 2050 GHG reduction targets. "Furthering its leadership in phasing out coal from the electricity sector, the Wynne government is now enabling emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EIT... |
Cemex Dominicana to buy 11.5MW of wind power02 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe power company EGE Haina will sell wind energy to Cemex Dominicana, for its cement plant located in San Pedro (east), as a unregulated user of the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI). The agreement allows Cemex to replace electricity generated from fossil fuels, with energy from renewable sources for its San Pedro plant, thereby lowering its CO 2 emissions. The 11.5MW (average) of clean energy contracted from EGE Haina will be added to the 1.5MW which Cemex itself produces... |
Cement to light roads13 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsDr José Carlos Rubio, researcher at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo in Morelia, Mexico, has found a creative solution to light streets and highways in the evening without using power: cement. By modifying the fine structure of cement, Dr Rubio has produced a variety that appears to glow in the dark. His cement without crystal flakes can absorb sun-powered energy and radiate it as light during the evening for up to 12 hours, reducing the use of electricity. |
Japan: companies turn to recycling12 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsJapan’s cement makers are turning to resource recycling as alternative revenue sources as demand for cement is seen shrinking over the mid- to long term. Japanese demand for cement declined for a second straight year in FY15, dropping 6.3 per cent to 42.66Mt. The upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be the only anomaly in this otherwise waning market. Taiheiyo Cement is focussing on recovering precious metals and substitute fuels from scrapped automobiles. Taiheiyo Cement is developing a new... |
Sri Lanka: Holcim Lanka inaugurates new transport model11 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim subsidiary Holcim Lanka has begun operations of a new ship-to-rail road hybrid model for the transportation of its raw materials. The state railway will transport Holcim cement related raw materials by rail from the Eastern port of Trincomalee to the Mahawa railway station where the company's dedicated trucks will then transport the materials to the Puttalam Cement Works Plant. Holcim Lanka Procurement and Logistics Director, Charith Wijendra, said: "It is critical we pro... |
LafargeHolcim launch 2030 sustainability programme10 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced a new group sustainability strategy called "The 2030 Plan" which sets ambitious long-term goals to help the company lead in sustainability and set new standards. The plan encourages the entire construction industry to provide solutions to some of the planet’s biggest issues. It sets a vision and defines the next steps in that direction. Quantitative targets relate to the company’s direct and indirect impacts over the life-cycle of its products and services. Ther... |