Co-processing – here to stay Premium
Co-processing is a major topic for this edition of ICR and, of course, an increasingly major theme for the world cement industry. One of the roles of the Technical Forum is to e...
Alternative fuels in cement production
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New shredding operation boosts SRF production capabilities in South Korea
A new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility is now fully operational in Wonju city, South Korea, thanks to global shredding firm UNTHA and local partner PERITUS. Korean...
Irish Cement to burn used tyres at Limerick works
Irish Cement will burn used tyres at its cement plant in Limerick plant. The Irish Examiner reported that the company plans to switch to dry waste material such as rubber from u...
Industry action on climate change
World leaders gathered in Paris this week for critical talks on global warming at the UN COP21 climate change summit which, if a decisive agreement is reached, could drive clima...
CEMBUREAU welcomes positive steps forward in circular economy package
CEMBUREAU has said it welcomes the circular economy package published by the European Commission yesterday. The European cement association said the regional industry, which use...
Votorantim
Votorantim has invested EUR3m a co-processing plant at its Cuiaba cement works in Mato Grosso, Brazil. As a result, the works will now be able to process waste materials such as...
Egypt's new-found energy Premium
Following its successful navigation of turbulent social and political waters, the Egyptian cement industry has more recently had to face the challenge of overcoming gas shortage...
Votorantim
Votorantim 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 a...
PCA: US cement industry records its most energy efficient year yet
The amount of energy required to produce 1t of cement decreased 1.1 per cent in 2014 from the previous year’s levels, according to PCA’s latest US Labor-Energy Input Survey. Pla...
Taiheiyo Cement concludes contract for research into Fukushima agricultural land reclamation
Taiheiyo Cement Corp of Japan has concluded a contract for collaborative research with the Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalisation of Fukushima University and commen...