Innovation in Action
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- Published: Wednesday, 07 June 2017 18:36
- Written by Cement Americas News
20 Ideas to Improve Plant Productivity and Profitability
By Mark S. Kuhar
By Mark S. Kuhar
The Lafarge Exshaw plant is conducting early-stage explorations into low-carbon fuels, reported the Rocky Mountain Outlook. At a Feb. 15 open house, experts from the University of Calgary, Pembina Institute, Geocycle and Millennium, and Lafarge Canada staff covered topics on Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA), air quality monitoring, potential alternative fuels and potential plant layouts to show where facilities would be placed on the Lafarge site.
Leaders of cement and concrete industry organizations from 11 countries and U.S. regions met with researchers from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) to discuss cement and sustainability research and collaborate on opportunities to advance further research.
Results of a 25-day noise monitoring study of the Lehigh Cement facility were shared during a Jan. 24 Cupertino, Calif., city council meeting, reported The Mercury News. City staff presented the council with findings from the study that was done continuously from Oct. 3-28, 2016, at two residential locations near the facility.
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