Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Alternative fuel plant achieves 75,000t of valorised waste in first-year24 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Molins celebrates the first year of operation of its alternative raw materials plant, located within its facilities in Barcelona, Spain, with a significant milestone. The company has announced that the plant has successfully valorised more than 75,000t of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, as well as other non-hazardous industrial waste, in its first anniversary. Cementos Molins ' alternative raw materials plant, which covers an area of over 3250m 2 , was inaugurat... |
Lindner creates Lindner France with Groupe Cimme13 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsRecycling specialist Lindner is establishing Lindner France with Groupe Cimme. Lindner’s recycling solutions and shredders efficiently process a wide range of different waste streams into reusable materials and partiularly RDF and SRF for teh cement sector. The foundation of Lindner France constitutes an important strategic step. Through increased local presence, Lindner wants to foster proximity to its customers and offer tailor-made solutions and excellent, first-hand service. “Franc... |
Republic Cement to use plastic waste as fuel12 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsRepublic Cement & Building Materials Inc , a member of the Aboitiz Group, has partnered with household and personal care products manufacturer ACS Manufacturing Corp in a bid to reduce plastic pollution. The cement maker said in a statement that, under this partnership, ACS will be disposing of their qualified residual waste through ecoloop, Republic Cement’s official co-processing and resource recovery group. “ACS is proud to enter into this partnership with Republic Cement and ecol... |
Dangote to cut fossil fuel use by 25% by 202513 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement aims to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by 25 per cent by 2025, according to Dr Eseosa Ighile, head of sustainability at the company’s Obajana plant. So far the company has put in place several strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions as part of Dangote’s commitment to Sustainable Development Goals 12 and the adoption of alternative fuels (AFs), reports The Punch. “We are working towards installing AF feeding systems in all our operation lines by 2024,” said Dr ... |
City Cement sets up AF joint venture12 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based City Cement Co has announced that its subsidiary Green Solutions for Environmental Services has set up a joint venture to produce alternative fuel from waste, reports Zawya. The newly-created venture, which reportedly has capital of SAR6.77m (US$1.8m), is owned by Green Solutions (29.4 per cent), Lechtenberg Middle East for Environmental Services Co (19.6 per cent), and Tadweer Environmental Services Company (51 per cent), a unit of Public Investment Fund-backed Saud... |
CEMEX signs waste agreement in Dominican Republic10 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX ’s circular waste management business, Regenera, and DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, have signed an agreement for circular waste management solutions in the Dominican Republic. Under the agreement, Regenera will convert used tyres from DP World Dominicana’s logistics operations into a substitute for fossil fuels, thereby avoiding landfilling and the associated methane emissions. After exhausting all avenues for waste circularity (reduction, reuse, and recycling... |
Unlocking opportunities07 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThailand’s dumpsites contain close to 190Mt of low-quality plastic waste, comprising mainly degraded and aged materials that pose challenges in terms of economically viable recycling methods. SINTEF looks at the potential opportunities offered by co-processing in the cement industry. By Anneli Alatalo Paulsen, Dr Kåre Helge Karstensen and Palash Kumar Saha, Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), Norway. Figure 1: the Bor Ngern dumpsite in Thailand Plastic’s ... |
Titan commits to a greener future04 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week we take a look at Titan Group's 2022 Sustainability Report. The vertically-integrated Greek building materials company has a global presence, stretching from Brazil and the USA to Europe, the Mediterranean and Egypt. During 2022 the company invested approximately EGP67m (US$2.16m) in improving environmental management systems. It has prioritised dust control systems, increased waste recycling of by-pass gas and has shifted to low-carbon products. It also has mid- to long-term goals... |
Qena Cement undergoes assessment for alternative fuel project31 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAs part of Misr Cement Group’s commitment to its strategy to "positively impact on the environment”, the Qena cement plant has submitted an environmental impact assessment study for an alternative fuel project. The project is entitled “Using different types of hazardous and non-hazardous waste as an alternative fuel". The company aims to reduce its thermal energy use by harnessing alternative fuels as an energy source in cement kilns, and the safe disposal of hazardous and non-... |
Cimpor to install Portugal’s first Pyrorotor® alternative fuel solution11 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsKHD has received a contract from Cimpor Portugal ( Oyak Group ) to modernise production line 7 at its Alhandra cement plant. The contract further strengthens the long-standing relationship between Oyak Group and KHD. The project will see production capacity increased at the Alhandra plant from 3000tpd to 3600tpd, as well as allowing thermal substitution rates of more than 80+ per cent to be achieved. It includes the first installation of KHD’s innovative Pyrorotor ® alternative fuel com... |