Cement News tagged under: environmental
Guangdong to launch carbon permits market29 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsGuangdong, a heavily industrialised province in China, plans to launch a carbon emission trading scheme next month, which will be the world's second largest after the EU. The scheme to be launched in Guangdong, China's most populous province, will cap CO2 emissions from 202 companies at 350Mt for this year, the provincial Development and Reform Commission said on its website. At total of 97 percent of the permits will be handed out free on December 10, but the local government will also... |
Wildlife Habitat Council recognises Roanoke Cement for corporate conservation efforts, USA28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsEmployees at Titan America, LLC's Roanoke Cement Company received international recognition for their contributions to conservation education at the Wildlife Habitat Council's (WHC) 25th Annual Symposium, Celebrating Corporate Conservation last week in Baltimore, MD. "Titan America is being recognised as an industry leader in corporate conservation," says Margaret O'Gorman, Wildlife Habitat Council president. "It is a model for how we at the Wildlife Habitat Council connect corporations an... |
Wildlife Habitat Council recognises Roanoke Cement for corporate conservation efforts, USA28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsEmployees at Titan America, LLC's Roanoke Cement Company received international recognition for their contributions to conservation education at the Wildlife Habitat Council's (WHC) 25th Annual Symposium, Celebrating Corporate Conservation last week in Baltimore, MD. "Titan America is being recognised as an industry leader in corporate conservation," says Margaret O'Gorman, Wildlife Habitat Council president. "It is a model for how we at the Wildlife Habitat Council connect corporations an... |
Helwan Cement Company launches new bag filter system, Egypt25 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHelwan Cement Company, a subsidiary of Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC), has launched its new bag filter system to significantly reduce plant dust emissions. The filter will cut Helwan Cement Company's dust emission rates to a maximum of 10mg/m3, which is lower than current Egyptian and European legal standards, Bruno Carre, chief executive officer of SCGC, stated during an inauguration ceremony for the new installation. Among those also in attendance at the launch were HE Mounir ... |
PT Semen Indonesia announces waste heat project21 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsJFE Engineering Corporation announced that it has started work on a waste heat recovery power generation project for PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, the leading state-owned company and the largest cement producer in Indonesia. JFE Engineering has also been entrusted for the feasibility study of the Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM) by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) on this project. The system, mainly consisting of boilers, a steam turbine and a generator, will be designed a... |
Egypt: Suez Cement inaugurates Helwan bag filter19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement's latest investment in a state-of-the-art bathhouse for its Helwan Cement plant underlies the company's continued commitment to sustainable cement production. The opening of the baghouse was greeted by HE Mounir Fakry AbdelNour, Minister of Trade and Industry, Eng Mohamed El Sewedy, Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), Eng Tarek Tawfik and Eng Zaki Abdou Bassiouny, the two Deputy Chairmen of FEI, a number of board members of the Federation of Egyptian Industr... |
USA: Ravena plant to be renovated19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has declared that it will spend several hundred million dollars to renovate its Ravena cement plant in Albany County. The revamped factory should be operational again by mid-2016, saving 112 jobs. State regulators, federal regulators and Lafarge all agreed to the timeline for the work. This is the first fixed timeline the project has had since it was unveiled five years ago when the recession hit. Lafarge has spent the years since waiting for the economy (and, thus, its business) to... |
USA Holcim' Hagerstown cement plant to improve environmental performance18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim US Inc' s Hagerstown cement plant is to comply with a July settlement from the US Environmental Protection Agency, reports the local Herald Mail. The upgrade work will ensure that the plant meets pollution reduction requirements. Robin DeCarlo, vice president of corporate communications, said modifications to the plant have not begun yet: “We’re still ... in the design and engineering phase,” DeCarlo said. The EPA said in July that Holcim had agreed to invest about US$20m or more... |
Malaysia: Merapoh state rejects ideas for cement plant18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement plant plans in Malaysia's Pahang state are to lose out to an ecotourism project. The Pahang state government has promised that there will be no cement production plant at Merapoh, but will ensure a plan to convert the area to an ecotourism destination. Pahang Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsuddin said they were now surveying the size of the area to be gazetted for ecotourism purposes. The land was held by Bintang Tower, while the cement manufacturing l... |
Cimsa joins Cement Sustainability Initiative13 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCimsa has joined the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), making it the first Turkish company to join the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) programme. Mehmet Hacikamiloglu, general manager of the Turkish cement major, stated that the company is looking to lead the sector towards a sustainable future while growing profitably: He said: “We are carrying out our works by focusing on creating a difference in our sector with our experience of more than 40 years, broad ... |