CEMENT FACTORIES in Pakistan had been using ‘furnace oil’ or ‘natural gas’ as the fuel except those pre-independent plants which used coal in the beginning. During past one year we find a dramatic ...

For every 1,000 kilograms of cement the world produces, 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide are dumped into the atmosphere. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, consider that last year the world made about 4 ...

Grass-roots activists are claiming victory after Texas Industries announced that it will close all four of its wet-process cement kilns in Midlothian permanently. TXI made the announcement in a ...

AT least 14,000 tonnes of contaminated pork and bacon will be rendered before being destroyed in a cement kiln in the Midlands. While householders have been told to dispose of pork products in the ...

The final manufacturing process for cement has numerous steps. Raw-meal is grounded into a fine powder and burned in the kiln. The blending is done in silos. The raw-meal is continuously circulated ...

Environmental groups Wednesday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce a law that would control the thousands of pounds of toxic mercury discharged into the atmosphere every year ...

TXI's older kilns have been idle since late 2008, a response to a downturn in demand for cement. TXI will permanently shut down its four oldest, highest-polluting cement kilns in Midlothian and will ...

The benefits of using industrial cement kilns as a waste solution for energy containing wastes are both obvious and double-sided, they completely destroy the waste and at the same time, replace ...

CEMENT FACTORIES in Pakistan had been using ‘furnace oil’ or ‘natural gas’ as the fuel except those pre-independent plants which used coal in the beginning. During past one year we find a dramatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For every 1,000 kilograms of cement the world produces, 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide are dumped into the atmosphere. If that ...