Cement News tagged under: environmental
EPA calls for clearer visibility in Montana region, USA26 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that two cement plants in the Montana area need to invest in measures to improve visibility in wilderness areas and national parks. The EPA says upgrades are needed at Ash Grove’s cement plant near Montana City and Holcim’s cement plant near Three Forks as well as the Colstrip power plant. The three plants would need to spend a combined estimated US$90m on the required improvements. The agency says the proposal would clear the air i... |
GCC tyre burning permit nearing approval, USA21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsA plan to burn tyres at GCC’s Rio Grande plant in Pueblo, Colorado, USA is nearing final approval. State air pollution regulators have issued a draft permit for GCC Rio Grande's proposal. The plant would use old tires piled up at the Midtown tire dump south of Fountain. According to the Pueblo Chieftain the state will hold a 30-day public comment period before issuing a final permit. GCC Rio Grande's 2631tpd greenfield plant at Pueblo, Colorado made its first clinker in January of 2008. ... |
Athi River calls for Kaloleni reopening, Kenya16 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsAthi River Mining has appealed to the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) to re-open its factory at Kaloleni in Kilifi County, saying they have met all the conditions the environmental body set. According to reports by the Standard, Athi River Managing Director Pradeed Paunrana, said they had fulfilled the nine demands set by Nema. "We are in fully compliance with the Nema order and should be allowed to operate," he said. Mr Paunrana said all land deals at the plant wer... |
FLSmidth to tap market for air pollution control equipment in China09 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has achieved authority approval of its first acquisition in China. Together with a minority shareholder, FLSmidth has started a company to market and sell air pollution control products to the cement industry in China. This local company is groundbreaking for FLSmidth as it combines local presence and relations with global technologies and resources. It will make FLSmidth, overnight, a powerful player in the multibillion dollar Chinese market for environmental control technologies. ... |
Titan America receives air permit for Carolinas project, USA01 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from Carolinas Cement Company announced that the Division of Air Quality of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) has issued an air quality permit to parent company Titan America LLC to construct a cement plant in Castle Hayne. The issuance of the Permit comes after four years of technical review of the proposed facility to ensure it will comply with North Carolina's air quality regulations and standards. The permit was issued after extensive ... |
Strike action begins at Trinidad Cement Company28 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsAll operations at Trinidad Cement Company have shut down as the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) began strike action yesterday after wage talks collapsed. The union has rejected the company’s proposal of 6.5 per cent offer for over a three year period, and is seeking a 16 per cent wage increase. The period being negotiated is 2009 to 2011. The Trinidad Express reported Carlton Gibson, vice president of OWTU as saying that the union would not settle for a package below double digit fi... |
Oman Cement to resume Line 128 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Company is to resume operations at Kiln Line No 1 which was suspended last week on orders from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs on pollution concerns. The Oman Daily Observer reports that statement to the Muscat Securities Market the cement producer said it had “reached an agreement” with the ministry. “Based on the discussions with officials of the ministry and their understanding of all actions taken by the company to improve the environmental aspects, it ha... |
Essroc agrees to pay fine on reporting violations, USA23 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsEssroc Cement Corporation has agreed to pay a US$82,000 fine for alleged violations. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed the fine to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at Essroc’s plant in Nazareth, PA. According to the EPA, a June 2011 inspection revealed that Essroc did not submit annual reports for lead for three years (2006-08) when the company processed lead in amounts exceeding 130,000lbs annually. The EPA highlighted that the settleme... |
HeidelbergCement Quarry Life Award22 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe first edition of the Quarry Life Award launched by HeidelbergCement raised strong interest from students and researchers. Over 300 project proposals will be competing in 18 countries on four continents. At the close of entries on 17 February, more than 300 projects ideas had been registered to compete for the first Quarry Life Award launched by HeidelbergCement and its national companies. Students and researchers from Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania were asked to submit a project pro... |
DG Khan waste heat project registered with UNFCCC16 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's DG Khan Cement’s waste heat recovery project, has been registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for carbon credit. The project, situated at Dera Ghazi Khan, is generating 10.4MW of electricity, according to a filing with the Pakistan Stock Exchange yesterday. |