Going alternative in Japan Premium
With Japanese cement demand falling over the past 20 years, Sumitomo Osaka Cement has constantly evolved its cement manufacturing processes. As a result, the company’s Ako integ...
Alternative fuels in cement production
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Energy market prospects
Cem Prospects 2016 gathered together cement producers, solid fuel traders, suppliers and freight specialists for a two-day conference exploring the energy markets and outlook fo...
A burning success Premium
A new multi-fuel burner has enabled CRH’s Rohoznik plant in Slovakia to further increase its alternative fuel substitution rate. The cement works raised its solid recovered fuel...
A TEC commissions its Rocket Mill at Wiener Neustadt
To optimise the production of highly-caloric residue-derived fuels for the cement industry the Austrian company ASA has installed an A TEC’s Rocket Mill ® RM 2.50 double at its ...
Kenya: Bamburi Cement and Geocycle form partnership
Bamburi Cement (LafargeHolcim Group) and a global waste management firm have signed an agreement for alternative fuels.
Developing AF in Egypt Premium
With 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 ...
Irish Cement AF proposal receives backlash
Willie O’Dea, technical director or Fianna Fáil (Irish political party) has accused Irish Cement of “an illegitimate and wrongful attempt” to influence a planning decision after...
Egypt: cement plants to use 15% of waste by 2030
The 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 ...
Canada: Research shows burning tyres at LafargeHolcim plant promotes sustainability
Research by Dr Mark Gibson of Dalhousie University has demonstrated that LafargeHolcim’s burning of used tyres at its Brookfield plant is more environmentally sustainable than u...
Indonesia: PT Semen Indonesia looks to alternative fuels to save jobs
Cost-saving measures other than staff layoffs are considered more efficient in improving company margins as they are challenged by weak demand, according to corporations and con...