Cement Industry

Market opportunities for use of alternative fuels in cement plants across the EU

There is no technical limitation at cement plants to increase the share of alternative fuels from 36% now to 95% EU-wide. In a recent study for Cembureau, Ecofys has investigated how the European cement industry could contribute to Europe’s waste-to-energy capacity.

Publication Date:

11/07/2016

Source: Ecofys

Tags:

Waste To Energy, Cement Industry, Alternative Fuels, European Union (EU), Landfill, Waste Management, Greece, Poland, Germany, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuels

Biodiversity

Did mining company drive 3 species to extinction?

By quarrying limestone hills for raw materials, cement companies are invariably destroying the only habitat of many snails, wiping out entire species at one go, conservationists allege.

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Source: Mongabay

Tags:

Biodiversity, Mining, Limestone, Malaysia, Extinct Species, Cement Industry, Habitat

Mining

Bridging the gap: increasing coal production and sector augmentation

Investments to the tune of more than Rs 10 lakh crore would be required in coal mining and allied sectors like power, steel and cement to achieve the target of 1.5 billion tonnes of coal production by 2019-20, according to a report.

Publication Date:

22/06/2016

Source: PwC India

Tags:

Coal, Coal Industry, Mining, Finance, India, Coal India, Power Industry, Electricity, Cement Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, Imports, Private Sector

Mining

Rajkot farmers protest UltraTech limestone mining projects

Their prime concern is that the mining will damage the natural barrier against salinity ingress.

Publication Date:

16/06/2016

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Gujarat, Mining, Rajkot (D), Cement Industry, Farmers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Public Hearing

Climate Change

Cement companies must innovate to survive: CDP

Three Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the building material in the world, a report revealed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said on Thursd

Publication Date:

10/06/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Climate Change, Cement Industry, Carbon Dioxide, COP 21 (Paris), Sustainable Development, Budget, Green House Gases

Mining

SAIL to reopen Purunapani mines

UNION Minister for Tribal Affairs and Sundargarh Lok Sabha member Jual Oram on Wednesday said decks have been cleared for reopening of the defunct dolomite and limestone mines of SAIL at Purunapani

Publication Date:

02/06/2016

Source: New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Ministry of Mines, Cement Industry, Sundargarh (D)

Solid Waste

Guidelines for Disposal of Thermoset Plastic Waste including Sheet moulding compound (SMC)/Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP)

In compliance of the Order of the Hon’ble NGT, Central Pollution Control Board constituted a Committee comprising officials from MoEF & CC, BIS, CIPET, IIT Delhi and Associated Cement Company (ACC) for framing guidelines for the purpose of proper and appropriate disposal of SMC/FRP plastic waste.

Publication Date:

25/05/2016

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Plastics, Waste Disposal, Waste Management, Landfill, India, Cement Industry, National Green Trbunal (NGT)

Climate Change

Track climate pledges of cities and companies

Data transparency is key to accounting for how local governments and the private sector are contributing to global emissions reduction, say Angel Hsu and colleagues.

Publication Date:

21/04/2016

Author(s): Angel Hsu, Yaping Cheng, Amy Weinfurter & et al

Source: Nature

Vol:

532

pp:

303-306

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Air Pollution

NGT seeks govt reply on plea against 13 cement companies

The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre's delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air

Publication Date:

07/04/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Cement Industry, Heavy Duty Vehicle, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Vehicular Pollution

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