Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
SUEZ and Cemex launch new SRF facility, UK21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex and international recycling and waste management company SUEZ have launched a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) facility which will supply the Rugby cement plant in the UK with high-specification alternative fuel for the next 25 years. Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex and Jean-Marc Boursier, senior executive VP of SUEZ in charge of the Recycling and Waste Recovery division for Europe, along with Richard Dodd, Mayor of Rugby, officially opened the new facility on Friday. The SRF faci... |
Paraguay: cement price predicted to fall 15% in 201619 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the fuel conversion at Industria Nacional de Cemento’s Villeta plant in Paraguay, its CEO, Jorge Méndez, said he expects up to a 15 per cent drop in the price of cement in 2016. The fuel project will enable the works to be fired with alternative fuels including vegetable oil and forest waste as well as oil and petcoke. This is expected to lower fuel costs by US$22m. Mr Méndez also highlighted the records in output, sales and invoicing. He said the company produced more than 5... |
Harnessing CO219 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe worldwide anthropogenic emissions of CO2 in 2013 were estimated at 37Gt, according to the IPCC and IEA, including the cement industry’s contribution of 2-2.5Gta, ie 5.5-6.5 per cent of the world total. Therefore, it is key that the cement industry develops new products and technologies that mitigate its CO2 emissions. Over the last nine years, Lafarge has been leading or participating in this initiative. The need to mitigate CO2 emissions drives the cement industry to develop new ... |
Footwear waste to be used as alternative fuel for Vietnam kiln07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsWork is underway to commission a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) manufacturing plant for Holcim Vietnam to process solid footwear production waste from the country’s main shoe factory. The system, supplied by Austria-based UNTHA comprises an anti-explosive Atex-specification XR3000 Cutter waste shredder with two 113kW motors, conveyor, over-band magnet, control room and water-powered fire suppression technology. It is capable of processing up to 10tph of material to produce an 80mm fuel with hig... |
Composite matters06 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs a new waste law that prohibits the dumping of glass fibre-reinforced composite waste comes into force in Finland in 2016, waste producers are considering alternative waste disposal options. One solution is to co-process this material in cement kilns. Via its LUMI-project, Ketek of Finland carried out research into the viability of this proposal. By Pekka Erkkilä, Technology Centre Ketek Ltd, Finland. Typical composite waste from boat production Options to recycle glass fibre-... |
Arabian Cement commissions latest AF equipment30 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Company (ACC) has completed its latest addition to its alternative fuel processing equipment at its plant in the Suez governorate, as part of the Egyptian cement producer's shift towards diversifying its sources of energy. The HotDisc® combustion device by FLSmidth (Denmark) has been commissioned at ACC Ramliya's plant. The installation is part of ACC's strategy to substitute 100 per cent of its current energy sources with a mix of solid and alternative fuels by the end of 2Q... |
Challenges and opportunities29 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsWith limited fossil fuel reserves suitable for cement production, India is seeking to increase its use of alternative fuels. In this undertaking, the country faces significant and wide-ranging challenges. However, the past few years have seen varied opportunities open up for cement producers to improve their substitution rates. Figure 1: major concentrations of cement plants in India The Indian subcontinent presents its cement producers with a unique combination of challenges. T... |
McInnis Cement and ACF - St Elzear sign biomass agreement29 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsMcInnis Cement and the Forestry Cooperative Association- St Elzear (ACF- St Elzear ) have signed a cooperative agreement to study the feasibility of using forest biomass as an auxiliary fuel for the cement plant under construction in Port-Daniel - Gascons . "We are pleased to establish this collaboration with the region's forest industry, in line with our GHG reduction plan," said Christian Gagnon , president and CEO of McInnis Cement. "Any operations that result from this agreeme... |
Philippines: Pasig City launches new RDF facility26 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Pasig City government on Wednesday inaugurated a new refuse-derived fuel facility (RDF) which will supply alternative fuels to local cement plants including those of Lafarge. The collaboration between the Pasig government with IPM Construction and Development Corp (IPM) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) can process 600tpd of waste. The facility is majority-owned by Basic Environmental Systems & Technologies Inc and Lafarge Industrial Ecology International. IPM,... |
Recalled Nestlé 'Maggi' noodles reused as alternative fuel at five Indian cement plants17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsSome 27,420t, of Nestlé's Maggi noodles has been recalled in India and is now being used as an alternative fuel at five Indian cement plants. Nestlé said that the recall process is one of the largest in the history of India's food industry. "The recall of Maggi noodles from the market is an immensely complex mammoth activity, the largest in the history of Nestlé," said Luca Fichera, executive vice president of the supply chain in India. "The trust of our consumers is extremely important for... |