Cement News tagged under: RDF
Andusia celebrates 1Mt RDF collection with golden bale08 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsAndusia Recovered Fuels Ltd is celebrating the collection of its 1 millionth tonne of RDF to be sent to Europe for recovery. The bale will be produced and collected from AWM in Leeds, UK, and then delivered to SWB in Bremen, Germany. To achieve this impressive milestone Andusia will be working with one of their reliable hauliers to collect and safely deliver the millionth bale, TrailerTrans. The year 2017 saw Andusia increase the team to deal with the growing business demand and recent... |
N+P's new Teeside Subcoal® plant will come on-stream in 3Q1823 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsN+P is investing in a new Subcoal ® facility, which is being constructed in Teesside, UK. Once erected, this will be one of the most modern alternative fuel producing facilities in the world, according to the company. The input capacity of this new facility will be between 200-250,000tpa and will mainly consist of RDF streams with a high calorific value (CV). The output capacity is around 180-220,000t of high-quality alternative fuels, designated for both the domestic as well as the ... |
RDF production and utilisation in India07 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe production of refuse-derived fuels (RDFs) from municipal solid waste (MSW) offers one solution to address the growing waste issue in countries with increasing populations such as India. At the same time, these RDFs enable the cement industry to substitute fossil fuels and reduce its CO2 emissions. By Palash Kumar Saha and Dr Kåre Helge Karstensen, SINTEF, Norway, and Kannan Vairavan and Vinoth Balakumar, CII-GBC, India. Input waste quality for RDF and compost production at Ramky E... |
A zero waste solution16 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe development of new alternative fuel (AF) processing and handling technology has enabled cement producers to improve their fuel substitution rates while providing municipal and other authorities with a sustainable, zero-waste option in the disposal of municipal solid wastes (MSWs). By Dirk Lechtenberg, MVW Lechtenberg, Germany. Figure 1: typical process flow for processing MSW into RDF In the early days of alternative fuel (AF) use in the cement industry, well-defined, mainly... |
Developing AF in Egypt16 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsWith the increasing scarcity of natural gas and the hike in gas prices, Egypt’s cement producers are seeking alternative ways of firing their kilns. The availability of MSW and agricultural waste provides a good foundation, but several challenges need to be overcome. By MVW Lechtenberg, Germany. The need for waste management and the development of its related infrastructure provides Egypt's cement industry with an opportunity to support society Cement consumption in Egypt rea... |
Egypt: cement plants to use 15% of waste by 203002 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Environment's submitted plan that seeks to encourage the increase in waste used as alternative fuel in cement plants to 15 per cent by 2030 has been approved by Egypt’s cabinet, according to the Minister of Environment, Khaled Fahmy. Mr Fahmy told Daily News Egypt that the cabinet had agreed to the plan, adding that discussions are underway with heads of plants to discuss issues they face in using waste as fuel. "The real problems facing investors in the waste recycling bus... |
Poland: Cemex Chelm benefits from new RDF shredders at EkoPaliwa19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsEkoPaliwa, a waste recycling company in Chelm, Poland, commissioned Weima to install two Powerline 3000 single-shaft shredders with hydraulic drive used in secondary shredding in its plant to produce alternative fuels. Cemex requires the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for its Chelm cement plant that is situated adjacent to EkoPaliwa. The shredded waste will ensure Cemex is self-sufficient in terms of fuel supply at all times. To meet the demands of the project, a single Weima PowerLine 3000 ... |
Morocco halts further imports of RDF15 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsMorocco has suspended imports of European waste to be incinerated for energy after a spate of protests by environmental activists. The controversy broke out last month when local media reported that cement firm Lafarge Maroc had imported 2500t of Italian refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to burn as alternative fuel. Morocco produces huge amounts of waste itself but has no system of sorting and recycling it, prompting cement plants to import RDF, mainly from the European Union, to run incinera... |
Morocco: protestors oppose Italian RDF imports07 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsShipments of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) bound for Moroccan cement plants have sparked protests among environmentalists in Casablanca, Morocco World News reports. Around 2500t of RDF – mainly composed of tyres, plastic and rubber – arrived in Morroco at the end of last month, where it was to be used as fuel in plants in Casablanca and Settat. The Moroccan environment ministry has issued a statement in which it denied claims that the material was toxic and pointed out that the shipment wa... |
Ethiopia’s fuel diversification20 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsDr Clark takes part in a one-day cement industry workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop was arranged by the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers and attracted an attendance of well in excess of 100, including the State Minister of Industry, Dr Mebrahtu Meles. The theme of the moderator’s presentation was ‘Fuel diversification for the Ethiopian cement industry’. New entrant Derba Midroc Cement has elected to fire its kilns with imported coal, backed up by heavy fuel oil... |