Cement News tagged: Environmental
Titan America air permit application can proceed
Titan America’s proposed cement plant in Castle Hayne, North Carolina has regained some momentum after a state Superior Court judge lifted an injunction freezing the company’s air permit a
Harvard University to present results on Lafarge unit, USA
Harvard University experts will on Thursday present results from the first independent study of the Lafarge cement plant’s effects on the community’s health.
The EPA’s War on Texas
The Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon regulation putsch continues, but apparently abusing the clean-air laws of the 1970s to achieve goals Congress rejected isn’t enough
Pollution’s detrimental effects in Harare
Residents living in the high-density suburb of Mabvuku, in Harare, which is heavily polluted with cement dust from a nearby cement-producing company
Phoenix Cement earns Energy Star 4th year
For the fourth year in a row, the Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale United States has received the Energy Star label from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The first y
Authorities cites cement plant for high mercury emissions
The Brooksville Cemex plant has surpassed the standard mercury emission tests by at least 10 times and Florida State authorities has fined the company $525,000.
Cemex fined for pollution, USA
Cemex has been issued with a US$525,000 fine for emitting mercury at levels nearly 10 times the allowable
Strict conditions placed on Cockburn Cement, Australia
The Department of Environment and Conservation has imposed strict new environmental conditions on a
Residents views on Lehigh Cupertino quarry expansion
In Cupertino, California, the city council listened to hours of testimony Tuesday night from people wh
Tulsa plant owner pulls zoning appeal request, USA
Tulsa County commissioners were expected to make a decision Monday about whether to allow a
Sino-Zimbabwe plant reopens
The Chinese owned Sino-Zimbabwe has reopened following its closure last year for failing to comply
Hercules Cement pays pollution fine, USA
Hercules Cement has paid a US$218,750 fine for three years of air pollution and reporting violations at its
WWF, Lafarge team up to reduce environmental impact
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has partnered with the Lafarge Group in the Philippines to help
Sri Lanka: Holcim programs to protect environment
Holcim Lanka has launched a series of programmes for environmental protection with the participation of
Lafarge meeting reviews plans, USA
A meeting on the new cement plant plans by Lafarge North America was set for Wednesday by the state
Cemex unveils carbon footprint tool
Cemex today announced that it has developed a carbon footprint tool – the first of its kind in the building materials industry