The biomasses are now used in cement kilns to serve as fuel during calcination. Cemex Costa Rican operations currently have a 20% alternative fuels substitution rate and this project alone helped avoid 21,000t of CO2 from being emitted on a yearly basis, equivalent to taking 7,000 cars off the roads for an entire year, equivalent to approximately the number of passenger vehicles in a mid-size city in Costa Rica.
The use of alternative fuels is a crucial part of Cemex’s’s energy strategy. "On a global basis we substantially increased the use of alternative fuels from 10.3% in 2008 to 16.4% in 2009. We have already exceeded our 2015 target, and remain on track to reach our 2020 target of 23%," the company said in a statement.
This initiative in Costa Rica is part of our global energy strategy and highlights Cemex’’s commitment to both Operational Efficiency and Sustainable Development.
