Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Governor pressed to halt cement plant permit, US26 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsEnvironmental lawyers who want a full review of a proposed New Hanover County cement plant have asked Gov. Bev Perdue to put a hold on an air emissions permit the state is considering. In a letter to Perdue, lawyers with the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic asked the governor to halt a permit that would allow Titan America to build a kiln. The lawyers want the process stopped until the conclusion of an inquiry by the State Bureau of Investig... |
DEP, EPA Settle national air quality action with Lafarge22 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Environmental Protection has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a settlement with Lafarge of North America for air quality violations at its cement manufacturing plants in 12 states, including one in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. EPA fined the company $5 million for violations stemming from the conversion of low-sulphur coal to a mixture of coal and high-sulphur petroleum coke as part of its manufacturing process. This conversion increased sulphur di... |
Cemex may not need more EU carbon permits21 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsCemex may not need to buy European Union carbon permits for its EU plants before 2020 because of an oversupply in the next two years and its expected United Nations credits. Assuming Cemex’s UN emission-offset projects are registered, the company should be “in balance” through 2020, said Luis Farias, senior vice president of energy and climate change at the Monterrey, Mexico-based producer. The manufacturer said it may sell additional EU allowances in 2010 if it’s successful in registering... |
Lafarge North America receives awards18 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America’s Asphalt and Paving operations recently received five prestigious awards from the National Asphalt Pavement Association, in recognition of their responsible business practices and their strong community relations efforts. Lafarge’s Greeley Asphalt Plant, its Metro Denver’s Specification Aggregate Plant, the Colorado Springs Asphalt Plant, the Wichita Asphalt Plant in Kansas and Lafarge’s Osuna Asphalt Plant in New Mexico all earned NAPA’s highest award, receiving the ... |
Lafarge Ravena plant – calls for reductions in mercury18 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsA citizens group formed to cut pollution from the Lafarge cement plant said a proposed first-ever state limit on mercury should be cut by more than half. Comments filed with the state Department of Environmental Conservation by the group Community Advocates for Safe Emissions also called for continuous mercury emissions testing on the plant’s smokestack, which is along Route 9W across from the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk middle and high schools. Under a proposed air pollution permit being cons... |
Coal waste can be safely recycled17 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency’s chief challenged criticism that a pending coal-waste proposal would damage the building-materials industry, saying Thursday that the waste produced by coal-fired power plants may be safely recycled into products such as cement (reports Dow Jones newswires) "There seems to be genuine agreement that the use of coal ash in concrete and concrete-like products does not cause a threat to human health and the environment," EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson sai... |
Lafarge Cement named as 2009 Sustainability Champion12 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement UK has been named as British Precast’s Sustainability Champion for the second year running. The award recognises the associate member who has achieved the most by supporting and investing in the UK precast concrete industry’s sustainability programme over the last 12 months. Lafarge Cement was commended for its achievements in reducing CO2 in the cement production process through its use of biomass alternative fuels and its industry leading Phoenix cement which uses fly ash... |
Holcim Indonesia restoration doubts11 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe commitment of PT Holcim Indonesia in restoring the ecology of Jambangan cave I and II is being doubted by Coordinator of Natural Resources Protection and Conservation Agency (LKPSDA), Edy Thoyibbi. According to him, the company’s pledge is only to overcome rejections from people living around the locations planned to be occupied by PT Holcim. Thoyibbi referred to PT Semen Gresik Tbk (PT SG) and PT Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indonesia (TPPI) as examples. Both major industries were prove... |
Calgon Carbon (CCC) gets mercury removal contract08 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsCalgon Carbon (CCC) announced a total of US$34m in new contracts this morning from one cement plant and three electric power companies to reduce their mercury emissions with the use of Calgon’s FLUEPAC activated carbon system. The contract range from 1-5 years and can be extended beyond the initial terms. Calgon said in the press release that it expects the EPA to finalise regulations this year requiring the cement industry to control mercury emissions. It’s about time. The CEO commented... |
Permit renewal withdrawn for Lehigh, US07 January 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has withdrawn its Title V operating permit renewal for the Lehigh Southwest Cement Company. The air district won’t submit a new permit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency until stricter EPA rules governing mercury and other toxic emissions take effect in the spring. However, the plant can continue to operate under its current permit indefinitely. Opponents of the long-running cement plant and quarry, formerly Kaiser Permanente, have cite... |