Cement News tagged under: environmental
China: Hubei producers may default on carbon obligations12 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement producers participating in the carbon market in China's Hubei province have told the local government they cannot afford the millions of yuan required to buy permits to cover mitigation obligations for 2014 and may default, according to a document seen by Reuters. The 138 companies covered by the Hubei exchange have to hand over carbon permits this month to settle their obligations for last year. Around a quarter are cement firms, who complain they were not allocated enough credits,... |
Slovenia: Lafarge to appeal Environment Agency decision10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafargeCement plans to appeal the decision by Slovenia's Environment Agency which rejected its request for an integrated pollution prevention and control permit for its plant close to Trbovlje. The company said Tuesday its request was rejected on a formality and that it had had supplemented its filing with all requisite documents, including the project documentation and an environmental impact report. The statement comes a week after the Environment Agency rejected the application, ... |
Cemex announces projects with international organisations to protect natural sites05 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today a joint project with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation International, and The WILD Foundation to promote awareness of natural sites of great relevance to all mankind. Iconic natural sites such as Galapagos Islands, the Okavango Delta, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Ha Long Bay, or the Yellowstone National Park, are recognised by UNE... |
Cemex announces projects with international organisations to protect natural sites05 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today a joint project with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation International, and The WILD Foundation to promote awareness of natural sites of great relevance to all mankind. Iconic natural sites such as Galapagos Islands, the Okavango Delta, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Ha Long Bay, or the Yellowstone National Park, are recognised by UNE... |
Paraguay: INC expects to use up 20% biofuel05 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) announced that subject to satisfactory analysis results, the cement producer will be including biofuel in its fuel mix. A series of tests is currently being carried out by the Engineering Faculty of the National University of Asuncíon (UNA). Jorge Méndez Cuevas, CEO of INC, said the company could substitute fuel oil with up to 20 per cent biofuel. |
Lafarge Tarmac achieves ISO 5000101 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Tarmac has achieved the international energy management standard, ISO 50001, across its Cement and Lime division. It’s the first step in rolling the certification out across its entire UK business by the end of 2015, the company said in a statement today. ISO 50001 provides organisations with a framework to manage and improve their energy performance, while enhancing operational efficiencies, decreasing energy intensity and reducing environmental impacts. Over the past year, Lafarg... |
Lafarge Tarmac achieves ISO 5000101 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Tarmac has achieved the international energy management standard, ISO 50001, across its Cement and Lime division. It’s the first step in rolling the certification out across its entire UK business by the end of 2015, the company said in a statement today. ISO 50001 provides organisations with a framework to manage and improve their energy performance, while enhancing operational efficiencies, decreasing energy intensity and reducing environmental impacts. Over the past year, Lafarg... |
Lafarge Industrial Ecology signs two agreements to manage RDF platforms in Egypt01 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Industrial Ecology (ECOCEM) has signed two major contracts to manage and operate existing refuse-derived fuel (RDF) platforms in Suez and Qalyubeya, Egypt. In an effort to continue its efficient waste management processes, the company has signed a 10-year agreement to renovate and upgrade the platforms in Suez, and another separate 10-year agreement to manage and operate the existing platforms in Qalyubeya. Lafarge ECOCEM has already added a new production line in the Suez plat... |
Holcim releases 2014 Corporate Sustainable Development Report27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim today released its 2014 Corporate Sustainable Development Report that outlines the Group’s economic, environmental and social performance and presents Holcim’s objectives for the areas of OH&S, social responsibility, sustainability and enhanced solutions, climate change, resources, and communities. The Swiss major said that the report builds on the “Holcim Sustainable Development Ambition 2030” announced in 2013. The Ambition, which was developed in consultation with a broad range of... |
Waste-derived fuel solution commissioned for HCM21 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsSaxlund International has collaborated with Hope Construction Materials (HCM) to install and commission a new waste-derived fuel solution for the UK-based cement producer. Located at the company’s Hope Works cement plant in Derbyshire, the largest in the UK, the solution has been designed to provide storage, transportation, weighing and injection of Solid Waste Fuel (SWF) to the two kilns at its Derbyshire site. The goal is to increase the rate at which Hope can replace fossil fuels with w... |