Cement News tagged under: environmental
Sephaku Cement is saving water for itself and the local community02 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsSephaku Cement (Dangote group) has prioritised water management by monitoring its use and implementing water balancing programmes such as storm water management at its cement plants in South Africa. The Aganang cement plant, situated 40km west of Lichtenburg, is located in the North West province, which is a water-stressed region of the world. The flagship integrated plant was designed to drain stormwater into concrete channels and pathways, routing the water into two return water dams... |
UAE’s cement sector is integral in building circular economies01 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe second UAE Circular Economy Council meeting reviewed progress in implementing the country’s 2021-31 Circular Economy Policy and underlined the growing role of the cement sector in achieving its goals. Mohammed Al Jawi, senior manager of environmental and waste management at Emirates Global Aluminium, stressed that the company’s policy of zero processed waste being sent to landfill had been made possible by the cement sector. He outlined that the approach to reducing generated spent p... |
UAE’s cement sector is integral in building circular economies01 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe second UAE Circular Economy Council meeting reviewed progress in implementing the country’s 2021-31 Circular Economy Policy and underlined the growing role of the cement sector in achieving its goals. Mohammed Al Jawi, senior manager of environmental and waste management at Emirates Global Aluminium, stressed that the company’s policy of zero processed waste being sent to landfill had been made possible by the cement sector. He outlined that the approach to reducing generated spent p... |
AfriSam innovates its products to respond to climate change01 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsAfriSam is ensuring its cements are fit for purpose while reducing its environmental footprint and responding to climate change in South Africa. The drive for quality is closely linked to being fit-for-purpose, says Richard Tomes, sales and marketing executive at construction materials leader AfriSam, by ensuring that a range of cements is available for defined applications. Therefore, AfriSam has contributed to water savings by developing cements that consume less water when mixed ... |
Swedish Supreme Court does not grant Cementa leave to appeal30 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsSweden's Supreme Court announced that Cementa will not be granted leave to appeal against the decision by the Supreme land and Environmental Court on 6 July when it rejected the cement producer's application to extend its limestone quarry in Slite from 1 November. "It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court does not grant leave to appeal, but we have also been prepared for this outcome. The announcement does not affect our ongoing work, but we continue to work with other initiatives that we ... |
Geocycle begins Ravena waste fuel study26 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsGeocycle is starting a new waste fuel project at Holcim’s Ravena cement plant in New York, USA. The project is a is a government-funded study to see how the cement plant can use construction waste from the US Army Corps as potential fuel for cement kilns. Geocycle will also look at ways they can recycle the waste into new cement. The US Army Corps Engineer's Engineer Research and Development Center is spending US$3.4m on the study. Geocycle will also carry out research at its Holl... |
Baumit invests in new clinker cooler25 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsBaumit's Wopfing cement plant in Piestingtal, Austria, has invested EUR5.6m in the modernisation of the plant's clinker cooler. "The new clinker cooler uses an innovative cooling system that saves us almost 20mkWh of energy per year in the cement works – 90 per cent of which is thermal energy and 10 per cent electrical energy," explains Manfred Tisch, technical director of Baumit GmbH. "This corresponds to the energy consumption of 1000 households per year." The clinker cooler typ... |
Former limestone quarry faces opposition as recycling facility25 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsDozens of people have objected to plans for a waste recycling and processing facility at a disused Carmarthenshire quarry in Wales, which had formerly been operated by a cement producer. Objections centered around the worry that dust and noise from Cilyrychen Quarry could harm the local ecology and damage water levels at the ‘Blue Lagoon’. This has prompted an investigation by environment body, Natural Resources Wales (NRW). A public meeting about the waste recycling and processing ... |
Lafarge delivers the first ECOPact Zero concrete in eastern Canada24 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafarge's Kingston ready-mix plant has produced and delivered the first ECOPact Zero concrete in eastern Canada, utilising ECOPlanet cement in the mix for the first time as well. The project is utilising the technology to supply concrete for the footing, walls and floors of a 4-plex project in Kingston, Ontario. Lafarge is working with Habitat for Humanity on this project and will be donating all the concrete required for this exciting new build. "We are very excited and grateful for t... |
MPA responds to UK Hydrogen Strategy19 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the government's proposals to accelerate the development of a low-carbon hydrogen economy but has warned that the costs of production, transmission and distribution need to be shared by the whole UK economy. The UK Hydrogen Strategy sets out how progress will be made over the next decade to deliver 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for use across the economy, as part of the country's drive towards its net zero tar... |