Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Groundbreaking for MBT resource recovery facility, USA13 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsEntsorga West Virginia announced the groundbreaking of the US’s first resource recovery facility utilising Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT). The state-of-the-art waste-to-solid fuel plant will be located in Martinsburg, WV, and is expected to be operational in early 2017. Entsorga WV is a joint venture between Apple Valley Waste Technologies, LLC, Entsorga USA and Chemtex International. “This is a significant milestone for the United States and we are truly thrilled to be providing th... |
Germany's environmental advances07 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe recently-published "Environmental data of the German Cement Industry 2014" highlights efforts made by the German cement industry to make production as resource-efficient as possible and to further reduce emissions. "Particular mention should be made of the fact that the producers are doing a lot to preserve natural resources through the increased use of alternative raw materials and fuels," notes Martin Schneider, general manager of the German Cement Works Association (VDZ). CO2 r... |
Co-processing – here to stay16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCo-processing is a major topic for this edition of ICR and, of course, an increasingly major theme for the world cement industry. One of the roles of the Technical Forum is to explain the technology and terminology deployed in the cement manufacturing industry, so this month we will take co-processing as our topic. Co-processing enables further use of waste products such as tyres, avoiding landfill or dumping What do we mean by ‘co-processing’ in the cement industry? Essentially... |
New shredding operation boosts SRF production capabilities in South Korea08 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsA new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility is now fully operational in Wonju city, South Korea, thanks to global shredding firm UNTHA and local partner PERITUS. Korean waste management specialist Zion has built the alternative fuel manufacturing plant to make smarter use of its residual materials. Now, with the new system in place, pre-sorted construction and demolition (C&D) waste and commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, is being shredded to produce a homogenous 50mm fuel for ... |
Irish Cement to burn used tyres at Limerick works07 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsIrish Cement will burn used tyres at its cement plant in Limerick plant. The Irish Examiner reported that the company plans to switch to dry waste material such as rubber from used tyres and plastic to fuel the kiln at the Castlemungret plant which will cut costs, make the plant cleaner and more competitive, according to the company. A spokesman for Irish Cement said they will shortly be lodging a planning application with Limerick City and County Council for the replacement of fossil fuel ... |
Industry action on climate change04 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsWorld leaders gathered in Paris this week for critical talks on global warming at the UN COP21 climate change summit which, if a decisive agreement is reached, could drive climate change actions in the building industry. The COP21 conference, which began on Monday, aims to achieve a new ground-breaking binding international climate agreement with the objective of limiting global warming to below 2°C, believed to be the tipping point that results in catastrophic effects of climate change. T... |
CEMBUREAU welcomes positive steps forward in circular economy package03 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU has said it welcomes the circular economy package published by the European Commission yesterday. The European cement association said the regional industry, which uses alternative fuels for 38.8 per cent of its fuel mix, is pleased to see recognition granted to material recycling which occurs at the same time as energy recovery. Indeed, by taking into consideration material recycling in the cement industry it is possible to boost the recycling rate of certain municipal waste. ... |
Votorantim02 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim has invested EUR3m a co-processing plant at its Cuiaba cement works in Mato Grosso, Brazil. As a result, the works will now be able to process waste materials such as oil tyres, rice straw, sawdust and industrial waste, which should allow a 65 per cent reduction in the amount of fossil fuels used. Votorantim has also been improving the environmental performance of its Nobres works (Mato Grosso), which now uses 50 per cent alternative fuels, at times rising to 65 per cent. Vo... |
Egypt's new-found energy09 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing its successful navigation of turbulent social and political waters, the Egyptian cement industry has more recently had to face the challenge of overcoming gas shortages and a phase-out of power subsidies. Diversifying energy and power sources has now become a key priority as producers look to secure supplies, stabilise production and serve growing demand. By Shady Sharaf, Aboubakr Emam, CFA & Kamal El-Sheikh, Cairo Financial Holding, Egypt. Arabian Cement Co converted its pl... |
PCA: US cement industry records its most energy efficient year yet21 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe amount of energy required to produce 1t of cement decreased 1.1 per cent in 2014 from the previous year’s levels, according to PCA’s latest US Labor-Energy Input Survey. Plants averaged 4.384m BTUs per ton. The PCA notes that this represents the most energy efficient year since tracking began for US cement manufacturing. The use of alternative fuel at cement plants was also on the rise in 2014, as 15 per cent of all energy needs are achieved through alternative fuel and 75 per cent of a... |