Cement News tagged under: environmental
USA: PCA applauds introduction of legislation to curtail ‘backdoor’ regulations04 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsToday Senator James Inhofe, joined by Representatives Frank Upton, Nick Rahall and Colin Peterson, introduced the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” to bar the use of the Clean Air Act in the regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The bill would prevent the EPA from imposing backdoor legislation in the form of more federal rules. The Inhofe-Upton bill would stop unelected federal officials from circumventing the democratic process by limiting the scope of the Clean Air Act. The bil... |
Taiheiyo Philippines recognised for sustainable practices01 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Phils Inc (TCPI) received an award for outstanding practices in sustainable development from the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) in a recent summit in Makati City. In a press statement, TCPI said it received the award along with three other companies during the FPI’s annual summit, which is aimed at instilling corporate discipline among companies as part of efforts toward achieving sustainable development for the country. FPI chairman Jesus Lim Arranza cited TCPI ... |
DG Khan establishing RDF plant, Pakistan01 March 2011, Published under Cement NewsPakistan producer, DG Khan Cement, is currently setting up a Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) as it intends to use industrial and agricultural waste for power generation to reduce reliance on imported coal. DG Khan Cement has already completed phase 1 of RDF at its Khairpur plant and will now undertake phase 2 at Khairpur and phase 1 at DG Khan site. With a targeted cost of PKR1.25bn, DG Khan Cement is eyeing completion of RDF project early next year. As a cost cutting effort, DG Khan is current... |
Lehigh Cement Co plans to meet pollution control requirements28 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from Lehigh Cement Co say they are moving forward with plans to be in compliance with new air pollution requirements from the US Environmental Protection Agency, even though the requirements weren’t included in a permit renewal from the state, and it is possible Congress may limit the EPA’s ability to enforce the limits. The new air pollution standards are set forth in the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and ... |
Holcim Canada to launch Portland-limestone cement28 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsA new class of cement called Portland-limestone cement (PLC) will become mainstream in Ontario and Quebec. The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing recently announced that PLC is referenced in the Ontario Building Code (OBC). In Quebec, the Régie du Bâtiment approved PLC as an ’alternative solution’ to General Use (GU) cement. Holcim (Canada) Inc.’s cement plants in Mississauga, Ontario and Joliette, Quebec, manufacture PLC and have been supplying the materials for customer tr... |
Lafarge to launch the UK’s lowest embodied carbon cement24 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement has launched the UK’s lowest embodied carbon cement, Cemergi, in the latest in a series of investments. The launch of Cemergi comes as part of Lafarge Cement’s drive to support the construction industry in its use of more sustainable products, providing cost-effective solutions that respond to demand for more sustainable building materials. As a CEM III/A bulk blastfurnace cement, Cemergi is manufactured using traditional Portland cement combined with a minimum of 50% ground... |
EU steel, cement firms to sell US$8.6bm CO2 -Citi23 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe European Union’s steel and cement industries could raise EUR6.3bn combined by 2012 from the sale of excess carbon permits, Citi Investment Research & Analysis said in a note on Tuesday. Under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the emissions of heavy industry and power companies are capped. They buy carbon permits to cover emissions exceeding the caps or sell them when emissions are less. In the industrial slowdown of 2009 and 2010, many industrial companies sold carbon permits... |
Arlington, Dallas to consider ending green-cement policies, USA22 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsArlington and Dallas will consider resolutions this week to end green-cement policies giving preference to manufacturers with the lowest emissions rate, as part of a proposed settlement of a lawsuit with cement manufacturer Ash Grove Texas LP. While both cities say the proposed settlement would reduce nitrogen oxides by 10 per cent, environmentalists contend that the agreement would undercut efforts to force Ash Grove to close its three wet kilns in Midlothian, the last three left in Texas.... |
USA: Cemex seeks permission to test burn alternative fuels at Florida plant17 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsFrom corn husks and peanut hulls to carpets and roofing shingles, the owners of Cemex’s Brooksville South cement plant are seeking state permission to test a variety of alternative fuels. Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC has applied to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a short-term trial testing of a list of alternative products the company wants to burn to operate the plant’s cement kilns. The list includes plastic agricultural film, agricultural waste such as ... |
Cemex to pay Clean Air Act violation penalty, USA11 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US. Justice Department announced today that Cemex, Inc has agreed to pay a US$1.4m penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio. In addition to the penalty, Cemex will spend an estimated US$2m on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). "Emissions of harmful pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can lead to a number of serious health... |