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Holcim (New Zealand) is continuing to work on its proposal for a new cement plant near Weston and shipping terminal in Timaru, despite a decision on whether it will go ahead being put on hold until next year.
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Year's wait for Holcim plant news
Year's wait for Holcim plant news
North Otago must wait another year to know whether a cement plant with the potential to create more than 300 jobs will be built near Weston.
Holcim proposal reviewed
Holcim proposal reviewed
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has had its proposal for a new cement plant near Weston through a review process, but a final decision on whether to build it will not be made until later this year or early next year.
Optimism Holcim plant will be built
Optimism Holcim plant will be built
The Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd team planning a $400 million cement plant near Weston and a $100 million shipping terminal at Timaru's PrimePort is "very hopeful" the projects will be approved later this year.
Delay expected on cement plant plan
Delay expected on cement plant plan
A decision on whether a new $400 million cement plant will be built near Weston is now not expected until the second half of this year.
Holcim fears plan change could affect cement plant
Holcim fears plan change could affect cement plant
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has appealed to the Environment Court against a proposed plan change by the Waitaki District Council which the cement manufacturing company fears could affect plans for a new cement plant near Weston.
Decision on new cement plant next year
Decision on new cement plant next year
The final decision on whether to build a $400 million cement plant, creating about 300 jobs in North Otago, will now be made early next year by Holcim Ltd in Switzerland.
Holcim updates costs for plant
Holcim updates costs for plant
Holcim New Zealand says progress is being made on updating costings for its proposed $400 million cement plant near Weston and associated quarries and pits.
Court approves cement works
Court approves cement works
"Positive" to "disappointed" were the range of reactions yesterday to an Environment Court decision which clears the way for Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to build a $400 million cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston.
Concession for Holcim opponents
Concession for Holcim opponents
Residents in a rural residential subdivision close to a cement plant Holcim (NZ) Ltd wants to build in the Waiareka Valley have won a small victory in the Environment Court, in the form of a condition for increased visual screening of the proposed plant.
Extra cement production not needed, hearing told
Extra cement production not needed, hearing told
A Waiareka Valley family is funding more than 50% of the costs faced by the Waiareka Valley Preservation Society in its fight against a cement plant being built there.
Pukeuri site for cement plant urged
Pukeuri site for cement plant urged
A new cement plant would be better sited at Pukeuri than being built in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston, planner David Whitney told the Environment Court yesterday.
Cement plant would ruin valley, expert says
Cement plant would ruin valley, expert says
A Cement plant in the Waiareka Valley would ruin what a landscape architect described as "a heritage landscape . . . potentially of national importance".
Risk to valley heritage seen
Risk to valley heritage seen
The Waiareka Valley's future lies with agricultural development and tourism, not a new cement plant, valley resident and owner of the historic Burnside Homestead, Bruce Albiston, told the Environment Court yesterday.
Environment Court to resume
Environment Court to resume
The Environment Court will have to return to Oamaru next month to finish hearing appeals against a proposal by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to build a cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, near Weston.
Waitaha speaks of ties to Holcim site
Waitaha speaks of ties to Holcim site
Waitaha has spoken publicly for the first time about its deep spiritual and cultural ties to the Waiareka Valley as it opposes in the Environment Court a cement plant, two quarries and a coal mine planned there.
Cement plant seen as too big for valley
Cement plant seen as too big for valley
A cement plant proposed for the Waiareka Valley is too big, and inappropriate, because of the significant potential environmental effects, a group opposing the Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd development said yesterday.
Cement plant would 'destroy family's dream'
Cement plant would 'destroy family's dream'
Residents opposed to a cement plant in the Waiareka Valley believe it would destroy its beauty and ruin the rural lifestyle and views they enjoy, one saying it would destroy her family's dream.
Court breaks to boost seating
Court breaks to boost seating
The Environment Court in Oamaru had to adjourn briefly yesterday so extra seating could be brought in to cope with the number of people wanting to hear evidence in an appeal against a cement plant being built in the Waiareka Valley.
Holcim buys farm land
Holcim buys farm land
Farm land in Airedale Rd near Weston has been bought by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to provide more raw materials for a proposed new cement plant in the Waiareka Valley.