Cement News tagged under: environmental
Catalan cement companies to reduce emissions02 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsCatalan cement companies have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions by at least 1Mt by 2015 with the replacement of fossil fuels in their activity and recovery of waste in the plants, to comply with the Kyoto protocol. The general board of the The Environmental Quality of the Government and the Association of Cement Manufacturers of Catalonia (Ciment Català) have promoted a voluntary agreement to reduce industrial pollution. The cement companies will publish the information on emissions ... |
Phoenix Cement plant earns perfect energy efficiency01 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsSalt River Materials Group’s Phoenix Cement Company Plant in Clarkdale, Arizona, has achieved a perfect efficiency record for the third straight year. The cement plant was awarded the highest possible score of 100 on the Energy Performance Indicator (EPI) in 2008 and 2009 and has earned the same perfect score in 2010. This is the fourth year in a row that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® Label will be awarded to the Clarkdale Plant. “We have worked hard over the years ... |
Dominican Republic: Cemex warned on river pollution01 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsEnvironment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal warned the industries that are polluting the Higuamo River in the province of San Pedro de Macoris that they are going to be held responsible, reports El Caribe (Oct. 20, 2010). He specifically warned cement company Cemex Dominicana, saying that if they did not take action they would face drastic measures. The Ministry of the Environment has a plan requiring all of the industries that are dumping waste into the Higuamo to install water a... |
Lafarge objects to EPA push for hard data on coal ash ‘stigma’29 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America, the largest cement supplier in the United States and Canada, is objecting to EPA’s insistence in its proposal to issue first-time Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) rules for coal ash that industry provide hard data to support its concerns that a hazardous waste designation will stigmatise beneficial reuse of coal ash in cement and other products. The company has comments on the proposed rule rejects EPA’s claim that "parties fearing a ’stigma’ have some burd... |
IDNR, Buzzi cement Vermilion River agreement29 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsAn agreement between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Lone Star Industries (Buzzi Unicem USA), announced Monday the Buzzi Unicem-owned section of the Vermilion River outside Oglesby will reopen for public recreation in 2011. The agreement, which stalled in negotiations this summer, will permit the state to install safety buoys and additional warning signs on and around a low-head dam on Unicem’s segment of the river. The IDNR also will designate a restricted boating are... |
Lafarge Slovenia passes inspection29 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmental inspectors, who paid an unannounced visit to the Lafarge Cement plant in Trbovlje on Tuesday, established that the plant operates in line with legislation and its environmental licence, Lafarge Cement said in a press release on Wednesday. |
Holcim Indonesia gets top marks for environmental excellence27 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia’s plant in Cilacap, Central Java, has been awarded the top rating for environmental excellence by the Environment Ministry. The company has made it onto the list of “gold” companies, the highest rating for companies judged by the ministry. Known as the Corporate Environmental Performance Ratings, or Proper, the list is the result of an assessment conducted annually since 2002 by the Environment Ministry to encourage regulatory compliance and punish the worst offenders. T... |
Lafarge Canada fined26 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $125,000 by the B.C. Provincial Court for an illegal discharge of dust from its plant in Richmond, British Columbia, according to reports from local press. “On Feb. 17, 2007, Lafarge was operating machinery in its plant, located at 7611 No. 9 Road in Richmond, B.C., and was blowing cement powder from a cement mill into one of its storage silos,” said Ray Robb, regulation and enforcement division manager with Metro Vancouver. “The silo overfilled with ce... |
Supreme Court seeks report on Nirma cement plant, India26 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from Ministry of Environment and Forest on whether the proposed cement plant of Nirma on the Saurashtra coastline would pollute or adversely affect the water body and the region. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia issued notice to the ministry, asking it to reply in a month’s time in response to an appeal filed by a group of farmers - Mahuva Bandhara Khetiwadi Pariyavaran Bachav Samittee against Gujarat high court’s (HC) dec... |
Ravena plant files impact statement25 November 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe US State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Lafarge has completed its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for plans to modernise and expand its cement plant at the existing site on Route 9W in Ravena, New York, state. “Overall, the new plant will reduce Lafarge’s environmental footprint,” Environmental Manager John Reagan said in response to DEC’s announcement. “It will be cleaner, more efficient and the emissions from most chemicals will decrease. Greenhouse ga... |