Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Lafarge-Tarmac signs Cookstown waste fuels agreement10 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan, and Devendra Mody, Industrial Director of Lafarge Tarmac, on Saturday signed an agreement allowing the use of waste-derived fuels at the company's Cookstown cement works, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The plant, which employs 86 people, currently uses coal for approximately 95 per cent of its fuel source. The Prosperity Agreement will see Lafarge Tarmac substitute up to 35 per cent of its coal fuel usage with waste derived fuels and replace... |
Closing the recovery gap18 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs the pursuit for better waste management practices in developing countries continues by overcoming barriers and changing mindsets, Geocycle Indonesia is playing its part in closing the country’s waste recovery gap. The company’s new 160,000tpa GreenZone waste-to-fuel processing facility near Jakarta will be the largest unit of its kind in southeast Asia and add much-needed capacity to Indonesia’s industrial waste management infrastructure. By Dr Vincent Aloysius, Geocycle Indonesia. ... |
SITA to start commissioning new SRF facility, UK13 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsSITA UK is to start the commissioning process for its solid recovered (SRF) plant in Rugby to be used at Cemex UK's local cement works. The processing plant will undergo a series of commissioning tests over the next few months before starting full-scale production of the trademarked Climafuel SRF in the summer. The residual waste material arriving at the site will primarily be collected from commercial and industrial businesses across the region that would otherwise go to landfill. Once re... |
Dyckerhoff and N+P extend supply agreement09 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsN+P is to extend its cooperation with Dyckerhoff AG by securing a new order for the delivery of high-quality Subcoal® pellets. Subcoal is produced at the Qlyte facility in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The facility produces about 65,000tpa of Subcoal®, whereby it processes around 100,000t of non-recyclable paper-plastic waste fractions which otherwise would have been sent to landfill or waste incineration. The Subcoal is used to replace lignite dust or bituminous coal at power stations, lime ... |
Hungary: Magyarország plant invests in alternative fuels storage facility30 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Magyarország opened a storage facility for waste that will be used to help fuel its plant in Királyegyháza, southwestern Hungary. The project, involving an investment of HUF700m (EUR2.2m), will be used to store plastic, rubber and industrial and farm byproducts. Lafarge Cement Magyarország employs 130 people, and reported revenues of HUF8.3bn last year. |
Scaling up MSW models10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe effective management and disposal of municipal solid wastes (MSW) in India has become a major concern. Forecast rapid urbanisation, uncontrolled population growth and rising per capita income are expected to exacerbate the issue. As a result, the co-processing of MSW in cement kilns is becoming an increasingly-attractive option. Figure 1: share of major Indian states in MSW generation The significance of the MSW management and disposal issue is underlined by India’s Prime Mi... |
Canada: new alternative fuels initiative introduced at Joliette cement plant10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Canada and Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc, a subsidiary of Keurig Canada Inc, have introduced a new service to recover the energy content of used K-Cup® packs from institutional and commercial clients of Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc for use at Holcim's Joliette cement plant. Once collected from customers, the packs are sent to the Holcim Canada Joliette cement plant where they are processed and reused as alternative fuel for the plant. The initiative both keeps the used K-Cup® pa... |
NOx reduction at Vidal Ramos05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsTo lower NOx emissions Votorantim Cimentos decided to install SNCR equipment as well as implement alternative fuels (AF) use at its Vidal Ramos plant, Brazil. This required the optimisation of the urea injection system to ensure the lowest-possible consumption of the reducing agent before and after the introduction of the AFs. By Mario Henrique Interlenghi & Carlos Roberto Moreira da Cunha, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil. Votorantim Cimentos’ greenfield Vidal Ramos plant in Brazil has op... |
CAC applauds Ontario government for its commitment to low-carbon fuels05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC) congratulates Premier Wynne and Minister Murray for proposing new regulations to help Ontario's energy-intensive industries reduce their reliance on coal and their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By 2020, the CAC projects that this simple regulatory change will lead to an annual reduction of up to 400,000t of direct CO2 emissions in Ontario while also enhancing the competitiveness of Ontario's economy, CAC said in a statement. "It's a major step for... |
Saudi: City Cement Co invest in alternative energy project04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCity Cement Co intends to invest SAR25m (US$6.7m) in an alternative energy project, the Saudi-based producer said in a bourse statement yesterday. The project, anticipated to be completed by the end of the first half of 2015, will be carried out by Chinese engineering company Sinoma. Without providing further details, City Cement said it will use own funds and/or Murabaha financing for the initiative. |