Cement News tagged under: environmental
Holcim’s Midlothian plant becomes EPA Green Power Partner24 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim announced that its Midlothian, Texas, plant has qualified for a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partnership and is now an EPA Green Power Partner. The EPA Green Power Partnership is available to renewable energy leaders whose green power use meets or exceeds EPA’s green power use requirements. Jason Morin, vice president, environmental and government affairs for Holcim (US). "We are committed to managing the total impact of our energy consumption throughout the ... |
Australia: Cockburn Cement criticised over health concerns21 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsA year long Parliamentary inquiry into Cockburn Cement has found the company was complacent towards complaints by the community about dust and odour emissions. The WA Upper House Environmental and Public Affairs standing committee today tabled a 400-page report into the company’s operations. It said Cockburn Cement was primarily responsible for the emissions, but it also criticised the state Government’s handling of the issue. According to The West Australian the committee said Government ... |
Suez Cement to invest €140m in a 120 MW Egyptian wind farm20 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement (part of the Italcementi Group) plans to invest €140m (US$191m) in a 120MW Egyptian wind farm that plans to start operations by the end of 2013. A second phase of the wind farm will extend its capacity to 400MW. The project will cover the energy needs of plants owned by Suez Cement. |
Ciments du Maroc inaugurates Laayoune wind farm20 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsCiments du Maroc officially opens its wind farm in Laayoune on Friday, 21 October, after it was first commissioned last July. The facility has an installed capacity of 5MW and its annual output of up to 16GWh is intended to supply 80% of energy needs of its Laayoune grinding centre. In reality, the park produces more than the demand from the grinding centre, but not always when the centre needs this energy," said a cement company spokesman. Its excess production is sold the national electr... |
Italcementi’s EUR140m Egyptian energy investment17 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsNine leading international wind turbine manufacturers arrived in Hurghada over the weekend to take part in a site-visit organised by Italgen (Italcementi Group) to present a new state-of-the-art renewable energy project in the Red Sea area, which represents the first Foreign Direct Investment in this sector. The investment, estimated around EUR140m, envisages job opportunities and social initiatives to the local community besides allowing the transfer of know-how. The project will cover the... |
India’s Shree Cement receives sustainability accolade14 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has been recognised as a ’New Sustainability Champion’ by World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland. Shree Cement, the leading producer of cement in north India, is the only company from the global cement and core sector and one of only three Indian companies to be recognised with this distinction. The WEF, in association with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), during their study had screened 1000 companies from emerging economies, identifying 16 New Sustainability Champions. T... |
Locals oppose proposed Lafarge plant, India14 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAhead of the proposed visit of the Ministry of Environment’s (MoEF) appraisal team to conduct a survey of the site for the proposed Lafarge cement plant at Karsog in Mandi district, locals have written to Union Minister of State for Environment Jayanthi Natarajan opposing the project. The proposal to set up the plant was earlier quashed by the Environment appellate Authority. Following this, the company filed a petition in the high court, which granted relief to the promoters by asking the... |
Cemex UK restores quarry into a nature conservation area14 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsA Cemex UK sand and gravel quarry in Northumberland, UK has been progressively restored and transformed into a 29 hectare nature conservation area, attracting over 50 species of birds including some red listed breeds such as Spotted Flycatcher and Lapwing. The new Branton Nature Conservation Area is located in an area of beautiful open countryside designated as an Area of Great Landscape Value close to the hamlet of Branton and the Northumberland National Park. Prior to extraction the land... |
EPA cement factory rules are flawed, industry tells US Court13 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsUS rules meant to cut mercury emissions and other air pollutants at cement plants are too restrictive and based on flawed data, a lawyer for the industry told a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel in Washington heard arguments today in challenges to Environmental Protection Agency regulations set to be enforced in 2013. The cement industry predicts the rules may cost $3.4 billion and shutter 18 of 100 plants. “No existing plant can achieve any of these in combination,” said Carter P... |
Adelaide Brighton counts the cost of new carbon tax13 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton Cement’s chief executive Mark Chellew said the Australian government’s decision to introduce a carbon tax, which cleared a major political hurdle yesterday, would impact some of its business. The controversial plan to introduce a tax on carbon emissions secured the expected approval on Wednesday of the country’s lower legislative house. The package to introduce a price on carbon pollution and encourage investment in clean and renewable energy narrowly passed at 74-72. The... |