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Huaxin Cement invests US$0.9m to turn quarry green, wins award 24 December 2019
China: Huaxin Cement’s Guoditang quarry in Dongchuan district, Kunming has won the Chinese government’s ‘Green Mine of the Year 2019’ award after receiving total investments of US$0.9m for vegetation recovery. Huaxin integrates land reclamation and afforestation into its step-mining method at the quarry, using planting quilts, sprinklers and drip irrigation devices to recover 80,000m2 of vegetation so far. The company has estimated that the mine will continue to supply its limestone needs in the area until late 2033.
The National Civil Affairs Commission named Huaxin Cement a ‘National Model Unit for National Unity and Progress’ on 17 December 2019. It is the only building materials producer to have obtained the title.
Two Buzzi Unicem plants and one Alamo Cement plant granted 2019 Energy Star certification 24 December 2019
US: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded 2019 Energy Star Certification to Italy-based Buzzi Unicem’s Chattanooga, Tennessee and Festus, Missouri plants and Alamo Cement Company’s San Antonio, Texas plant for achieving Energy Performance Indicator scores of over 75 and over three years’ satisfactory environmental compliance. This places the plants in the top quarter of ‘similar facilities’ for energy efficiency nationwide.
Anhui Conch courts flue gas desulphurisation gypsum suppliers 23 December 2019
China: Anhui Conch has issued a request for tenders for a gypsum supply contract. The contract will cover the supply of synthetic gypsum produced by flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) to Anhui Conch between 1 February 2020 and 31 July 2020.
Mick George Concrete helps build sustainable roads 23 December 2019
UK: Mick George Concrete has announced a contract with Highways England for the construction of ancillary features such as kerbs, drains and mass fill usages on the A14 between Huntingdon and Cambridge in early 2020. The project will utilise 500m3 of Cemfree concrete from DB Group (Holdings) ltd., which can be produced releasing just 20% of the CO2 of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The value of the project, to which Mick George Concrete has dedicated a 100t silo for Cemfree storage, is Euro1.76bn.
US: The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), a joint initiative of CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and WWF, has described Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim’s CO2 reduction targets as ‘adequate’ and ‘consistent with efforts agreed upon at the COP21 World Climate Conference in Paris.’ These are aimed at preventing global temperatures from rising by 2°C.
LafargeHolcim has committed to a 10% reduction in emissions from kiln and pre-heater fuel to 520kg of CO2 per tonne of cement in 2030 compared to 576kg/t in 2018. Over the same period it will reduce its indirect emissions from electricity consumption by 65%.