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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...