Essroc Cement Corp. is applying for an Indiana state environmental permit to burn liquid waste-derived fuel in one of its cement kilns in the unincorporated Clark County community of Speed, the News and Tribune reported. The fuel is repurposed from used products such as antifreeze.
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PCA Response to Legal Action in Ozone Case
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), along with other national business groups and associations, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a lawsuit filed by several special interest groups seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lower the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone below the 70…
Read MoreEagle Materials Cement Business Rises
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2016 ended Dec. 31, 2015. The company is reporting:
Read MoreMSHA Posts Fatalgram
On Dec. 15, 2015, a 75-year old tow truck laborer was killed at the Summit Materials plant in Davenport, Iowa. As the tow truck operator was lowering the truck’s boom it struck the victim. The victim suffered a severe head wound and later died of his injuries.
Read MoreCemex Contributes to U.S, Mexico Trade Route
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that Cemex Mexico contributed to the restoration of the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway, the main export-import route between Mexico and the United States.
Read MoreFLSmidth Awarded CRH Group Contract
FLSmidth was awarded a contract for process and quality optimization of 17 cement plants recently acquired by Dublin-based CRH Group, using FLSmidth’s ECS/ProcessExpert and QCX/BlendExpert products.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement, Joule to Explore Carbon-Neutral Fuel Application
HeidelbergCement and Bedford, Mass.-based Joule have entered into a partnership designed to explore the application of Joule’s technology to mitigate carbon emissions in cement manufacturing. This initial relationship fits well with Joule’s strategy of turning waste CO2 into liquid fuel. A successful partnership between the two companies could over time result in the co-location of Joule’s Helioculture Technology at one…
Read MoreOctober Cement Shipments Drop 2.2 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2015 were about 9.3 million metric tons (Mt), down by 2.2 percent from the level in October 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through October totaled 77.6 Mt, up by 2.6 percent from the same period…
Read MoreLehigh Tests Recycled Plastics as Kiln Fuel
The Lehigh Cement plant in Glens Falls, N.Y., will burn recycled plastics, paper and other materials as a test fuel this month, reported the Albany Times Union. The plant, which normally burns coal in its kilns, will burn the test fuel through Jan. 21 and review pollution emission results with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Read MorePCA Celebrates 100th Anniversary
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the Portland Cement Association (PCA). During the last 100 years, PCA has become widely recognized as the authority on the technology, economics, and applications of cement and concrete.
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