Cement News tagged: Environmental
Fly ash should be treated as a resource
"If people can be convinced that use of fly ash can reduce the time for making the concrete, provide more solidity and reduce costs, the day is not far off when India would be able to utilise all 100M
DEP approves use of plastics at Lafarge plant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved an air quality plan for LaFarge North American Inc. Whitehall Township, to use certain non-recyclable plastics as a fuel supplement in
CSE to release environmental scorecard
The Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) in India is preparing an environmental scorecard of the cement industry which poses many ecological challenges.
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
In conjunction with Montreal 2005: United Nations conference on climate change, the Cement Association of Canada has gathered together Canadian industry leaders in sustainable construction to present
Ontario cement plant to burn tyres and waste
The Lafarge cement plant in Bath, Ontario will be permitted to burn scrap tyres as well as garbage such as cellulose, plastics and bone meal, in a controversial US$10m tyre and waste-burning facility
Thomaston has asked to participate in Dragon permitting
Thomaston has a direct and sustantial interest in participating in this hearing," wrote the town’s attorney, Paul Gibbons, in a Nov. 15 letter to the Board of Environmental Protection.
Lafarge wins UK award
Lafarge Cement UK, which owns Cauldon Works at Cauldon Low, near Leek, received a ‘Big Tick Award’ in Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence. Lafarge’s entry to the awards, Cem
Builders be aware of the environment
The Auckland Regional Council is warning building contractors and developers to ensure their actions don’t impact on the environment. During the past 18 months the ARC pollution hotline received more
Ontario cement plant to burn tires
The Lafarge cement plant in Bath, Ontario will be permitted to burn scrap tires as well as garbage such as cellulose, plastics and bone meal, in a $10-million tire and waste-burning facility west of K
Cement plants could take GRP waste
Around 80 per cent of thermoset waste from the automotive industry could in future be used as a raw material and energy source in cement kilns. According to the European Composite Recycling Company (E
UK cement industry on right enviro track
The British Cement Association (BCA) has welcomed the publication of the Environment Agency’s sector plan for the cement industry. The sector plan is an important component of the cement sector’s sust
Member of the FTSE4Good Index
The FTSE4Good Index responds to the rising interest of socially responsible investors. HeidelbergCement has met the specific Index criteria by transparent reporting on progress in environmental protec
City Commission meets November 28
Florida: Newberry city commissioners said that on Nov. 28, they plan to cast the final vote for or against the special-use permit that would let the Florida Rock cement plant on County Road 235 double
China seeks cleaner, more efficient forms of energy
China is seeking cleaner and more efficient forms of energy as soaring oil and coal consumption poses an increasing threat to the environment and surging prices threaten to undermine economic growth.
TCL temporarily shuts down operations
A 31 year old electrician, Sunil Balgobin, died less than 24 hours after he fell from a scaffold on Monday, while 17-year-old Dinesh Rampersad was entombed in cement on Saturday. TCL chief executive o
City officials debate expanding cement plant
USA: Newberry city officials deliberated for hours Monday about the proposed expansion of Florida Rock Industries’ cement plant, with experts for the company arguing for approval and some reside