Cement News tagged under: alternative fuel
Egypt sets out on a new course05 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has managed to return a certain degree of stability to Egypt, with the economy expected to show a gradual recovery. A broad infrastructure programme and robust housing demand is providing the foundation for a strong growth in construction, while the government is calling for the cement industry to increase its capacity. The urgent need to expand Egypt's inrastructure and deal with the considerable housing shortage are expected to drive cement demand f... |
Seizing opportunities08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has expanded rapidly over the last decade from a local Colombian company to a multinational cement, concrete and aggregates player, competing successfully in a global business environment. ICR speaks with Cementos Argos’ CEO, Juan Esteban Calle, about the company’s continued rise. Juan Esteban Calle, CEO of Cementos Argos By the end of 2015 Cementos Argos had transformed its operations to encompass nine integrated cement plants in Colombia, three in the US and one... |
Raw MSW gasification at Conch Tongling Cement25 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsTo enable Conch Tongling Cement to burn a higher rate of alternative fuels, an integrated gasification system was installed and duly tested. The system converts organic or fossil fuel-derived carbonaceous materials into CO, H and CO 2 and without combustion, produces a fuel that can be used in cement production. By Yan Da-Hai, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China, Kåre Helge Karstensen and Christian J Engelsen, Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF),... |
Portugal: N+P deliver SRF08 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsOn 8 May 2016 a ship carrying 2500t of baled SRF berthed at Lisbon. The SRF originated from N+P Alternative Fuels’ location in Grimsby, UK and will be used as a substitute for primary fuels in the cement industry. This new project form N+P represents the company's next step towards further strengthening its position in the alternative fuels market. |
Tyres as fuel21 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe recycling of used vehicle tyres as fuel has become commonplace in many areas, including the cement industry. What are the implications of using this particular alternative fuel for the chemistry and quality of the resulting clinker? How does the use of waste tyres as alternative fuel affect the chemistry and quality of the resulting clinker? Modern vehicle tyres contain mostly synthetic rubber (60-70 per cent of total rubber content) but also some natural rubber (C5H8). Synt... |
Irish Cement's AF plans opposed by local Green Party17 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsIrish Cement’s plans to convert its Limerick plant to burn alternative fuels have run into opposition from the local Green Party. Earlier in March, the CRH group company said it was seeking approval from Limerick City and County Council to burn used tyres as well as shredded plastics. However, this has been opposed by the Green Party’s James Gaffney, who unsuccessfully stood in the Irish parliamentary elections for Limerick City in February. Mr Gaffney told the Limerick Leader that h... |
CEMBUREAU welcomes EC progress towards circular economy12 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsOn 2 December 2015, the European Commission adopted its ambitious Circular Economy Package, which is expected to help Europe to become more resource efficient. The package has been welcomed by Europe’s cement producers’ association, CEMBUREAU, which sees the step as essential in recycling and reusing waste from various sectors as inputs or fuels in other industrial processes such as the manufacture of cement. At present the cement industry uses alternative fuels for 38.8 per cent of its f... |
Indonesia: shift to optimism25 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsWhile the Indonesian cement market boomed following the 1997-98 financial crisis, the domestic cement industry has undergone considerable changes as international majors moved in. Following the recent LafargeHolcim merger and the move away from Java’s epicentre in terms of capacity building, Indonesia’s cement industry continues to evolve as it looks forward with optimism to accelerating market growth. By Malcolm AR Llewellyn OBE, PT Numada, Indonesia. Increased competition on Java i... |
Votorantim02 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim is currently investigating the possibility of using solid waste as an additional fuel for its second works in Sobral that is currently under construction. Technical and legal investigations are in hand and the government if favourable towards the initiative. |
Paraguay: INC’s kiln returns to normal service10 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsIndustria Nacional del Cemento (INC) announced that its kiln at the Vallemi works is back up and running since Tuesday after a six-day stop due to technical issues. At present the company is carrying out a fuel switch that will see the plant operate with petcoke, forest waste and coal among others. The change in fuel will allow INC to save over US$22m. The cement producer said around 40 per cent of the work oj the project has been carried out to date. |