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Holcim Funding to Safeguard Penguins
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 11:35 am | Holcim
2 April 2008 - An initiative being funded by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd over the next five years aims to help safeguard the future of blue penguins on the West Coast. An agreement between Holcim and the West Coast Blue Penguin Trust will formalise ... More >>
Capital Investment Continues for Holcim Plant
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 11:28 am | Holcim
2 April 2008 - As Holcim New Zealand focuses on two priority options for future cement supply, it is continuing to make significant investment into its current cement production plant at Westport. A $2.3 million high voltage upgrade project on the main substation ... More >>
Holcim: Construction Submissions up 140 Percent
Thursday, 13 March 2008, 4:43 pm | Holcim
13 March 2008 - The Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction continue to encourage sustainable construction projects in New Zealand and around the world. The just-completed awards submission process saw the number of accepted New Zealand submissions jump ... More >>
Holcim appeals some Weston conditions
Monday, 3 March 2008, 10:39 am | Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has lodged an appeal covering a number of conditions related to the consents for the Weston option cement plant. More >>
Works Manager Leaves for Overseas Role
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 12:54 am | Holcim
Chris Dempsey, Westport Works Manager for Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd will leave the company late in May to take up a position overseas. More >>
Holcim Granted Cement Plant Consents
Monday, 11 February 2008, 10:11 am | Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has received notification that it has been granted all consents it sought to operate a cement plant and associated quarries and pits near Oamaru. The consents come with a range of conditions relating to the construction and operation ... More >>
Holcim Awards: Application Deadline Approaches
Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 10:11 am | Holcim
Only a month remains for New Zealand architects, planners, engineers, and project owners to seek recognition for incorporating sustainable features into their building projects through the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction. More >>
Two Cement Supply Options Chosen
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 12:50 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand has chosen its two priority options to address growing New Zealand demand for cement, after several years of investigations covering a number of possible sites for local production, investigation of importing, and a combination of both. More >>
Interim Decision on Holcim Cement Plant Consents
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 4:55 pm | Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has received an interim decision on its application for resource consents to operate a cement plant at Weston, near Oamaru. More >>
Board Changes for Holcim New Zealand
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 12:39 am | Holcim
Leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready mixed concrete and lime, Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd, has announced three recent appointments to its Board. More >>
Holcim Thanks Cement Plant Option Submitterrs
Friday, 26 October 2007, 1:54 pm | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand is distributing this weekend around 8000 copies, to households in the Oamaru district, of its October newsletter on the company¹s Weston Option cement plant proposal. More >>
Holcim New Zealand considers findings
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 12:44 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand is consulting with its staff as it considers findings relating to investigations into the three priority options being considered for meeting the projected growth in domestic cement demand. Holcim is considering one medium-term ... More >>
Power Partially Restored to Cement Plant
Monday, 8 October 2007, 11:20 am | Holcim
A storm and lightning strike at the Transpower substation supplying Holcim’s Westport cement plant resulted in loss of all power to the plant on Sunday morning. More >>
HolcimPrioritising Cement Supply Options
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 10:48 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand is continuing to work on further prioritising the three options it is currently investigating to meet projected growth in demand for cement in New Zealand. In May Holcim announced it would focus on a medium-term option to continue ... More >>
Holcim Hearing To Reconvene In October
Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:10 am | Holcim
Holcim Hearing To Reconvene In October Holcim New Zealand is distributing this week around 8000 copies of its September newsletter on the company’s Weston Option cement plant to households in the Oamaru district. More >>
Holcim Group is again a leader in sustainability
Friday, 14 September 2007, 12:30 am | Holcim
Holcim, the international cement company, has once again been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company operates in the domestic market as Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd and operates a cement plant at Cape Foulwind, ... More >>
Holcim Investigates Energy Options at Westport
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 9:39 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand, as part of its work on its cement supply options, is investigating the energy requirements for a possible new cement plant at Westport. More >>
Holcim Begins Presentations At Weston Hearing
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 10:05 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand has completed its first day of presenting the assessments relating to its Weston Option cement plant resource consent application at a three-week hearing being held in Oamaru. More >>
Holcim Welcomes Councils’ Support
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 3:35 pm | Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd is welcoming two council officer’s reports – from the Otago Regional Council and the Waitaki District Council – which support the company’s resource consent applications for its Weston Option cement plant proposal. More >>
Holcim Investigates Logistics and Shipping
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 11:22 am | Holcim
Holcim New Zealand, as part of its work on cement supply options, is investigating the logistics of transporting and storing cement in the safest and most efficient way. More >>