Cement News tagged: Environmental
Holcim reaches agreement with conservation groups, USA
Four area conservation organizations and Holcim (US) Inc. have reached an out-of-court settlement that clears the way for Holcim to proceed with construction of one of the world’s largest cement
Lehigh’s cement dust problems
Saying her concerns represented those of a number of Mitchell residents, Toni Talbott addressed the Mitchell City Council last week to complain about cement dust levels coming from Lehigh Cement Co. T
Health and safety measures
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) notes that the use of substitute fuels in cement kilns is subject to Integrated Pollution Prevention Control regulation and has been the source of considerable publi
Fight quarry threat to the white horse
UK campaigners yesterday urged residents living near a top Wiltshire tourist attraction to fight a cement giant’s plans to extend a quarry towards recreational land.
Environment Agency allows Castle Cement trial burning of MBM
The Environment Agency has confirmed that Castle Cement will be allowed to carry out a trail burning of meat and bonemeal (MBM) at its Ribblesdale works in Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK.
Russian approval for Kyoto Protocol
The Russian Cabinet endorsed the Kyoto Protocol last week, making international implementation of one of the most far-reaching and controversial environmental initiatives a near certainty.The decision
Rugby Cement takeover fears
Local protesters are up in arms over news that a Mexican company which was fined more than a quarter of a million dollars for breaching air quality laws are to take over Rugby Cement. Bosses at RMC, w
Questions over the Dragon
A US-Maine neighborhood group promises "consistent, persistent" effort to prod cement manufacturer Dragon Products on environmental issues, and it drew some 100 people to its first community meeting.
Holcim clears hurdle in effort to build cement plant
Holcim US operations has cleared another hurdle in its effort to build a $600 million cement plant in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ruled
Enviromental stock watch
Conventional wisdom says that US environmental stocks will suffer if President Bush is re-elected. But US company Headwaters should prosper however the election turns out, say specialist US analysts.
Ontario tyre burn proposals
Plans for massive reduction in old tyre stockpiles could benefit Lafarge Bath plant...
Committee meet on Dundee construction
A Dundee cement manufacturer has begun putting together the additional equipment needed so it can burn a number of industrial wastes and sludges within the next six months. Holcim, Inc. began construc
Closure of stone crushers in RAK
RAS AL KHAIMAH — The RAK Environment Protection and Industrial Development Commission (EPIDC) has ordered the closure of two rock crushers after they were found not conforming to environment-friendly
Day-long fire at Dragon
An industrial fire that broke out Sunday at Dragon Cement’s plant on Route 1 in Thomaston burned for much of the day before firefighters returned to their stations. Thomaston and Rockland fire d
St Lawrence Cement’s New York plant inches forward
St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc. has been engaged for the past several years in the process of obtaining the necessary permits for a replacement cement plant in Greenport, N.Y. The company announced tha
Mexico, US Officials take steps to clean up
With 5 million discarded tires littering the background, the US and Mexico announced an accord Thursday to clean up the mountains of rusty cars, smashed school buses and rotting rubber that are a blig