The Best Available Techniques CO2 emissions benchmark reference of 2900-3300kJ/kg clinker now applies to new cement plants. The component with the highest potential for savings within the clinker production process is the clinker cooler. Claudius Peters demonstrates how to utilise this potential based on references including Lafarge, Holcim, Anhui Conch and one of its latest projects for Najran Cement. By Ulrich Mrowald, Claudius Peters, Germany.

For decades now Claudius Peters has been a reliable partner for the cement industry. In most cost centres, the company helps to make processes reliable and minimise operating costs. This particularly applies to clinker coolers.