Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

Courtesy: !memafional Cement Review/ July 2002, Pp 53-58, I 0 & 4, Fax: +44(0) 1306 7-10660, £-mail: in.fo' ?!JCemNet. co. uk Web: w1vw. CemNet.com NET\VORK FORUM BEGINS TOTAKE SHAPE The second meeting of the newly formed Global Cement Network took place late July in London, wh ich took place at the Inst itute of Directors, Pall Mall, London, brought together a focus group given the tasks offormu lating an outline plan for the development of an indu stry-w ide network of specialist within the global cement industry. First item on the agenda was, not surprisingly, the need to set up a professional register of cement experti se from around the world capable of providing a range of services in the global cement sector, including management and marketing, consultancy, technical adv ice and ' hands-on' support in troubleshooting, operationa l management and performance monitoring, and to promote such levels of experti se as wide ly as possible. Many ceme nt compa ni es , currently outside the orbit of this new initiative, shou ld be encouraged to become more involved in sustainabi lity issues and should be made more aware of the proposed action plans. It was decided to explore the current status of trai ning fo r cement professionals and techni c ians within the cement industry. The proposal to provide an international training scheme was mooted, tailored to incom ing grad uates or technicians as well as more spec ific courses for those wishing to gain an understanding of the cement industry. Accordi ngly it was decided to exp lore suitab le acc red itation procedures, and, as a first step,. to provide a detail ed outt"ine of a proposed training course for cement tec hn ic ians utili sing on - li ne train ing aids, d istance learning techn iques and courscwork modules. The concept of workshops was noted at becom ing mu ch 1i1 ore widespread. Given the levels of expertise within the Global Cement Network, it was felt that suitab le workshops could be offered to the industry by members. Here the focus should be on both technical and management issues, while the cu rrent focus on sustain abili ty would also lend itself to a suitable wo rkshop fo rmat fo r those management and operations staff given the task of optimising factory performance within a framework that was increasingly ·tied to stric.ter emission controls, second ary fu~ usage and waste management, to name just thTee key areas. Accordingly a venue, content and date for the first such 'workshop' would now be explored. The ne xt meeting will be an nounced shortly and will most Iike ly take place in London. Meanwhile we invite all who are interested in promoting the ai ms and objectives of the worldwide cement ind ustry withi n an independ ent framework to sign up for further information via our website: www. Global Cem Network.com Courtesy: International Cement Re1•ie11' !I ug 2002. P 14, Fax: +4-1(0) 1306 740660 E-mail: infoCemNet .co.uk URL: IVIVIV. CemNet.com CEMENTING A NEW FUTURE Philip Kerion, !CR Research Paris, on 3 July 2002, saw an un precedented gatherin g of five ChiefExecutives, two chai rmen and an executive board member from eight major cement manufacturers and apo log ies from two others. Thei r purpose was to make the world aware ofajoint commitment to an initi at ive for Susta inable Development - covering a third of the world's cement production - and their pledge to report on progress. The Key comm itment s high lighted at the launch: • Publis h individual performance data and targets for carbon dioxide emissions by 2006, applying the recently deve loped protoco l to measure, monitor and report their emissions. • Develop gui de li nes via stakeholder consultations for the use of fuels and raw materi als in kilns, especially industrial by-products and waste, applying the agreed and val idated gu id e lines across their operations. • Frame common reporting pract ices and share best practices for health and Safety management. • Develop a protocol fo r measurement, monitoring and public reporting of emissions. • Design commongu ide! ines for assessing Environmental and Social Impact, in consultation with key stakeholders. • Establi sh key performance indicators for cement industry Sustainable Development. The Battelle Memorial Instit ute is a major independent, non-profit organisation, with head– quarters in the USA, speciali si ng in the technical aspects of environment and sustainable development. It was commissioned by the WBSCD to ca rry out a two-year project, sponsored by ten leading cement manufacture rs, members of the WBCSD, and the resu lts of that project from the basis of the new Cement Sustai nability Initiative. Courtesy : International Cemem Review/ Aug. 2002. l'p 51-5-1, Fax: +-1-1{11) 1306 7-10660, E-mail: il?(ofci1( 'e1111Yet. co. uk Web: 11'11'11'. CemNet. com