LafargeHolcim and ADEME Occitanie inaugurate new waste processing plant

LafargeHolcim and the French environment and energy agency ADEME have inaugurated a new solid waste processing plant at LafargeHolcim’s Port-la-Nouvelle. The facility will process non-hazardous solid waste into to an alternative fuel for the cement plant.

The EUR7.5m investment will enable the Port-la-Nouvelle works to target a thermal substitution rate of over 90 per cent by 2022 and as a result, contribute to the cement producer’s plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The project includes conveying, storage and kiln feeding systems as well as drying equipment and a chlorine bypass.

The Port-la-Nouvelle plant has been using alternative fuels since 1988, including used tyres, animal meal and industrial wood waste.