EPA's Cement Kiln Air Toxics Rule Would Drive Plants Out of Business, Industry Says

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The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to curb emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from cement kilns could drive 30 plants out of business, a trade association for the industry said Sept. 4 in comments on the proposed rule.rnThe 30 plants would account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's cement production, according to the Portland Cement Association, an industry trade group. Driving U.S. plants out of business could lead to increased imports of cement from countries with less stringent controls on mercury and other hazardous air pollutants, potentially increasing emissions.