Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
PCA 2022 Energy and Environment Awards announced02 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsWinners of the Portland Cement Association's 2022 Energy and Environment Awards to recognise outstanding environmental and community relations have been announced. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental efforts completed in 2021. The winners include St Marys Cement 's Charlevoix plant , Giant Cement , Buzzi Unicem 's Chattanooga facility , CEMEX Balcones plant and CalPortland ’s Oro Grande unit . St Marys Cement’s Charlevoix plant ... |
Tackling plastic waste management in Asia23 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsWith 12bnt of plastic waste predicted in the environment by 2050, the OPTOCE Regional Forum, held on 27-28 October 2022, discussed tackling plastic waste management in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. By Dr Kåre Helge Karstensen, Palash Kumar Saha and Anneli Alatalo Paulsen, SINTEF, Norway. The two-day OPTOCE Regional Forum included more than 80 in-person attendees and 60 online participants The Norwegian funded project ‘Ocean Plastic Turned into an Opportunity in Ci... |
Mason City Cement receives US senator Joni Ernst12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsOn the visit of US Senator Joni Ernst to Heidelberg Materials ' Mason City Cement plant, David Perkins, vice president of government affairs and communications North America for Heidelberg Materials, said the company is committed to generating 50 per cent of its revenue from sustainable products by 2030. Mr Perkins and other company officials added that they also plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. "The fact that they do use a lot of recycled materials, a lot... |
CEMEX announces first Circularity Center14 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has announced the launch in Colombia of its first Circularity Center worldwide. The site is located south of Bogotá in an old quarry that has been restored recently and will become a model for other CEMEX operations. The 300ha property, located in the Tunjuelo sector, was used for more than 70 years as a source of building materials for the growth of Bogotá. By having excavations more than 50m deep, the land has been used in recent years as the primary recipient of demolition wast... |
Collaboration and circular economy building09 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week Vicat announced that it was collaborating in a new consortium of manufacturers called the 'Advancement of Excellence in Industry' to advance decarbonisation, the circular economy, the factory of the future and the digital transition. To this end, it will construct a regional campus in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. A key insight behind the initiative is that building circular economies can only succeed through collaboration, therefore more partnerships will need to be formed to achieve n... |
CEMEX Dominicana and Nestlé® Dominicana sign sustainability agreement07 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Dominicana and Nestlé ® Dominicana have signed a sustainability agreement where both companies reaffirm their commitment to lead their respective industries in climate action. The alliance will reduce the use of conventional fossil fuels by co-processing, under high environmental, health, and safety standards at CEMEX facilities, non-recyclable solid waste with a high calorific level from Nestlé ® industrial processes. "This agreement with Nestlé ® allows us to continue promoti... |
Geminor enters the Spanish recycling and recovery market02 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsGeminor plans to expand its operations in 2023 by focussing on the Spanish market. In addition to France, Spain can play a key role in securing a balance in the material recycling and energy recovery markets in Europe, says Senior Business Development Manager at Geminor, Kai Schöpwinkel. From offices in Bordeaux in France, Kai Schöpwinkel will lead Geminor’s move into Spain, as well as a planned expansion of operations in France. Both the recycling and energy recovery markets are growin... |
Gasification technology for shredded solid waste21 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsMore than two years ago Taiheiyo Engineering Corp commercialised technology and equipment for mixing and drying hot meal and sewage sludge with its Taiheiyo Thermal Reactor (TTR®).1,2 A new application of the TTR is now being introduced for gasifying shredded solid waste (SSW) for effective use as calciner fuel. By Yasushi Yamamoto, Taiheiyo Engineering Corp, Japan. Figure 1: Taiheiyo Thermal Reactor (TRR®) The development of the technology for the gasification of shredded soli... |
Airvault modernisation underway27 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe first stone of the Ciments Calcia cement plant modernisation project at Airvault , France, was officially laid on 5 October 2022 in the presence of Jon Morrish, general manager of parent company HeidelbergMaterials ’ western and Southern Europe, Bruno Pillon, president of HeidelbergCement France, Emmanuelle Dubée, prefect of Deux-Sèvres and many local personalities. The Airvault 2025 project represents an investment of EUR285m and will see the replacement of two semi-dry kiln lines... |
Portland Valderrivas to invest EUR6m in Sevilla plant17 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsCementos Portland Valderrivas expects to invest EUR6m in the construction of a non-hazardous waste processing plant and the renovation of its mining concession in Alcalá de Guardaira , Sevilla, Spain. The project will enable the plant to significantly reduce its energy costs and carbon footprint as the alternative fuel will replace petcoke. It will also allow for the elimination of waste that is currently destined for landfill. In addition, the project will enable the company to study t... |