Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Vicat's Kalburgi plant begins training at its new AFR lab05 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsVicat Group has successfully completed of the first phase of its training programme on the new laboratory equipment at its recently-established alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) laboratory at Kalburgi Cements Pvt Ltd's plant in Chatrasala , Karnataka. The training sessions ran between 23-30 May 2024 and over 20 employees from the quality control and AFR departments took part in the programme. The participants were introduced to a range of advanced laboratory instruments, incl... |
Whangarei plant to be coal free by 203003 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsFletcher Building’s Golden Bay company is revolutionising the cement industry at its Portland cement plant near Whangarei by replacing up to 60 per cent of coal with old tyres and treated timber, aiming to be coal-free by 2030. Using 30,000t tyres annually, New Zealand's Whangarei plant has saved 100,000t of waste from landfills and next, they plan to replace more coal with non-recyclable materials like old carpet and plastic. “Golden Bay's efforts are setting a benchmark for low-car... |
Dangote Cement commits to CNG trucks by 202531 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has pledged that all of its trucks will be operating on compressed natural gas (CNG) by the end of 2025, reports Vanguard. According to the company, investments are already being made to ensure that thousands of its delivery trucks are run on CNG as part of the federal government’s agenda on the use of alternative fuels for official vehicles. The announcement came at Dangote’s annual general meeting in Lagos, where the company also gave an update on the ongoing construct... |
CEMEX extends Regenera to Egypt27 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has signed an agreement with Gharbia Governorate to operate the first Regenera facility in Egypt. Through this agreement, CEMEX will treat more than 800tpd of municipal solid waste received to generate alternative fuels and produce compost, ensuring minimal residual waste to landfill. According to the company, this agreement supports circularity as well as the wellbeing of the governorate citizens by ensuring that all the daily collected waste is safely treated while avoiding th... |
Holcim expands alternative thermal energy capacity at Hagerstown21 May 2024, Published under Cement NewsHolcim US Inc 's Hagerstown plant in Maryland, USA, is accelerating its net-zero journey by expanding its alternative thermal energy capacity to 45 per cent, representing 58,000tpa of engineered fuel. The US$11m project will improve the plant’s sustainability profile by replacing traditional fuels with alternative thermal energy, engineered from materials at their end of life, that would otherwise be landfilled, such as non-recyclable paper, plastics and fibres, according to the company. ... |
PT Semen Jawa increases AF use22 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia-based PT Semen Jawa , part of the Siam Cement Group , has significantly increased its use of industrial waste as fuel and alternative raw materials, setting a new standard in the industry. According to the company, it uses 5000t of alternative fuel each months, making up 19.5 per cent its total fuel consumption. This forms part of Siam Cement Group’s ongoing adoption of alternative fuel and alternative raw materials to help support Indonesia’s climate goals, aiming to reduce g... |
Higher AF rates through new satellite burner design25 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsTo achieve higher thermal substitution rates (TSRs) cement producers rely on advances in kiln burner technology and suitable strategies to overcome any issues in the burning process. The use of innovative satellite burners in the kiln firing process can support higher TSR rates. By ROCKTEQ GmbH, Germany. Figure 1: comparison of SRF from a kiln burner and a satellite burner trajectories derived from Analytical Air Classification results and an assumed burner setting. The residence t... |
EPA recognises ENERGY STAR cement plants20 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognised 103 manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, an accolade reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25 per cent in terms of energy efficiency in their sector. Of the 11 cement plants receiving this year's accolade, Ash Grove ’s Seattle plant was recognised for its efforts to save energy by increasing the amount of limestone in its Portland limestone cement. Meanwhile, GCC ’s Rapid Ci... |
Heidelberg Materials launches Airvault CCUS project14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsMarking the latest addition to its portfolio of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives, Heidelberg Materials has announced another CCUS project at its Airvault cement plant in the French New Aquitaine Region. The AirvaultGOCO₂ project, with a planned capture capacity of approximately 1Mta, is part of the GOCO₂ initiative to decarbonise the west of France. “We started an ambitious modernisation programme for our sites in France several years ago, with a planned inv... |
CEMEX Holding Philippines addresses plastic waste14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Holdings Philippines Inc has teamed up with Liwayway Marketing Corp to address the management of plastic waste in the Philippines. Under the deal, Liwayway Marketing Corp, the country’s leading snack food supplier, will be channeling its post-consumer plastic packaging waste to CEMEX’s Solid cement plant for co-processing. The plastic waste will then be converted into alternative fuels and raw materials cement production at the plant. “At CEMEX, we are committed to solving envi... |