Cement News tagged under: environmental
USA: Ravena plant investigated for slurry spillage20 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration investigated a spill Tuesday at the Lafarge cement plant on Route 9W of liquid slurry used in the production of cement, according to local press. The spill happened Tuesday morning, said Robin DeCarlo, head of corporate communications for LafargeHolcim in the US. She said the spill took place from a tank where slurry is pumped to nearby high-temperature rotary kilns for pr... |
Ireland: cement firms make windfall profits from ETS permits18 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsCRH, Lagan Cement and Quinn Cement have together made EUR128m (US$145m) through the sale of permits under the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). On Sunday, the Irish Independent reported that the three firms were allocated credits on the basis of a prediction that demand would rise by 30 per cent between 2007 and 2012. The impact of the financial crisis instead caused demand to drop by over 60 per cent, allowing the companies to sell off their un-needed carbon credits. Donal O'Riain o... |
Ecuador: Unacem recognised as eco-efficient15 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement producer Union Andina de Cementos (Unacem), which resulted from the merger of Cementos Lima and Cementos Andino and its Ecuadorian operations of Lafarge and Selvalegre, was acknowledged as an eco-efficient business by Ecuador's Ministry for the Environment late in 2015. To achieve such an acknowledgment businesses have to submit four cases over a period of less than two years to be considered for the accolade by the Ministry of Environment. Unacem presented its co-processin... |
Cemex paves Egypt's first concrete highway14 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex in Egypt contributed to the paving of Egypt’s first concrete highway. The approximately 22-mile (35km) road connects Cairo, the country’s capital, with the seaport city of Suez, two of the nation’s most important economic centres. Cemex supplied 130,000m 3 of concrete for the Cairo-Suez highway. This concrete paving solution offers this country a number of advantages over traditional asphalt roads, including greater durability, higher tolerance, better visibility – especially at nig... |
Colombia: Cementos Argos will process 2.5m tyres at its Bogotá plant13 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsFollowing an agreement with the local government of Bogotá, Colombian cement manufacturer Cementos Argos will recycle 2.5m used car tyres to fuel its cement production. According to the president of Cementos Argos, Juan Esteban Calle, the company's Planta Rioclaro factory is capable of processing 20,000tpa of tyres, which amounts to 1.5m units. Calle also added that Cementos Argos is willing to handle 65 per cent of this type of waste management in Colombia, which not only provides en... |
Protestors seek talks with President over PT Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant13 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia was targeted by nine women who protested against the development of its new cement plant in their hometown in Rembang, Central Java. The public rally was held in front of the Presidential Palace on Tuesday from local residents who demanded to meet the President over disputed factory. The protesters expressed their concerns over potential environmental damage, saying that the plant could contaminate water and degrade their livelihoods, the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH... |
Kenya: Savannah Cement's Athi River plant upgrades11 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsSavannah Cement has announced the completion of work to upgrade its 1.5Mta Athi River plant with the addition of a new roller press grinding mill. Kenya's Capital FM quotes Managing Director, Ronald Ndegwa, as saying: “At Savannah Cement, we are excited at the timely and successful completion of the scheduled upgrade which has given our production plant enhanced reliability. “We wish to thank our customers for their support and recognise the role played by our local staff as core memb... |
USA: Montana City cement plant wins energy award05 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Co's Montana City plant has won top honours in the annual "Ash Grove Energy Management (AGem) Outstanding Plant of the Year" competition. “Our team is honoured to win the AGem award,” said Dick Johnson, Montana City plant manager. “This recognition is possible because all our employees are committed to identifying and incorporating ways to conserve fuel and electricity.” Andy Lippert, Ash Grove's corporate energy director, scores each plant every month based on 12 metrics... |
Spain: LafargeHolcim to seek different quarry area for Sagunto05 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsTeresa Garcia, environment councillor for the town of Sagunto, Spain, is advising LafargeHolcim to “consider other options” for a new quarry as the coveted area in Pinyal is “an important forest area and head of basin that must be protected.” She also referred to the Valencia Territorial Strategy to support her decision. The original decision, signed in 2009, gave the company the option to open a new quarry in the area to guarantee its future extraction of raw materials and operation of it... |
OCL invests in West Bengal's first solar power plant01 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsOCL India, part of the Dalmia Bharat Group, has inaugurated West Bengal’s first and largest solar power plant. The 5.5MW photovoltaic plant will deliver power to its grinding unit at Godapiasal Industrial Park in Pashim Medinipore. "The solar plant we inaugurated today would generate approximately 8.25mkWh of energy per annum and will be the first and largest solar power plant in the state of West Bengal. The power generated from this solar plant shall be used for the purpose of captive c... |