Cement News tagged under: environmental
Lafarge awarded Carbon Trust Standard recertification11 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge, has joined an elite set of ‘green' firms to achieve recertification of the Carbon Trust Standard. Only a third of companies have succeeded in regaining the Standard - the world's first carbon reduction award for organisations taking action on climate change. Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK, based in Syston, Leicestershire, obtained recertification thanks to ever evolving energy saving initiatives which have slashed carbon emissions by 16 per cent over the last five years. The ... |
PPC receives environmental approval for Western Cape modernisation, South Africa04 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa’s leading cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement has been granted environmental authorisation by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for phase 2 of its Western Cape modernisation strategy. The upgrade project encompasses the replacement of two ageing cement kilns at the Riebeeck plant with a new five stage preheater kiln. This marks the successful conclusion of the environmental impact assessment, however in terms of the legislat... |
Germany alternative fuels usage over 3Mt in 201103 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe German cement industry reported stable alternative fuels usage in 2011, but growth in cement production and fuel consumption meant that the absolute tonnage was higher than in the year before, according to recent figures from the German Cement Works Association (VDZ). The alternative fuels share in total fuel use stood at 61 per cent in 2011 and 2010. In 2009, alternative fuels share had stood at 59 per cent and in 2008 at 54 per cent. In absolute terms, the industry used 3.06Mt... |
Ambuja Cements wins safety awards27 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements has won two national awards for safety at its Rabriyawas plant in Rajasthan. The company bagged the first prize for its good performance in industrial safety and was runner-up in the category, ‘Accident Free Year.’ This is for the second consecutive year that the plant has won the National Safety Awards, according to The Hindu Business Line. The awards have been instituted by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965. Ajay Kapur, CEO, Ambuja Cements, said safe... |
Continental Cement Co to upgrade clinker storage facilities27 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC has agreed to complete a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at US$300,000 at its Hannibal (MO) facility. The SEP is part of a consent agreement with The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 in which Continental Cement has also agreed to pay a US$22,025 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act in 2007 and 2008. The project will see the replacement of the outside clinker storage pile with the associated material ... |
Continental Cement Co to upgrade clinker storage facilities27 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC has agreed to complete a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at US$300,000 at its Hannibal (MO) facility. The SEP is part of a consent agreement with The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 in which Continental Cement has also agreed to pay a US$22,025 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act in 2007 and 2008. The project will see the replacement of the outside clinker storage pile with the associated material ... |
Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement to upgrade environmental equipment in China26 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAnticipating stricter environmental regulations for cement producers in China, Taiwan Cement Co plans to invest TWD700m (US$23.8m) to upgrade its NOx and SOx abatement equipment, while Asia Cement is considering the same step. Taiwan Cement International Holdings Ltd. has started installing new equipment in its Chongqing plant, aiming to decrease NOx emissions by 60 per cent, with the same works ongoing at the plants in Guizhou and other areas. According to an industry insider says th... |
Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement to upgrade environmental equipment in China26 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAnticipating stricter environmental regulations for cement producers in China, Taiwan Cement Co plans to invest TWD700m (US$23.8m) to upgrade its NOx and SOx abatement equipment, while Asia Cement is considering the same step. Taiwan Cement International Holdings Ltd. has started installing new equipment in its Chongqing plant, aiming to decrease NOx emissions by 60 per cent, with the same works ongoing at the plants in Guizhou and other areas. According to an industry insider says th... |
Reliance Cement awaits clearance for new plant, India21 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsReliance Cement expects to start its first integrated unit located at Mahiyar in Madhya Pradesh, India by mid-2014. However, there may be a gap of six months at least for another one planned at Mukutban in Yavatmal district to get commissioned. The lag is due to a forest clearance being awaited for a part of the limestone mines in Mukutban from where raw material will be sourced. "The mines are divided into three parts. Stage 2 forest clearance is awaited for one-sixth portion of one of the... |
Enersource and Holcim (Canada) launch heat recovery project20 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsEnersource has assisted Holcim (Canada) in securing a financial incentive from the Ontario Power Authority of US$6.37m to support the development and construction of a waste heat recovery project at their Mississauga cement plant. "Projects like this are both economically and environmentally-sound," said Craig Fleming, President and CEO at Enersource. He added, "Conservation initiatives capitalising on renewable technologies help businesses become more economically sustainable."??"Holcim ... |