MyGeocycle platform launched in Algeria
The MyGeocycle platform was launched in Algeria by Holcim subsidiary Geocycle, marking a major breakthrough in solid waste management. This initiative aims to digitise and optim...
Co-Processing
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Co-processing potential for the Vietnamese cement industry Premium
Vietnam’s cement industry accounts for 17 per cent of the country’s fossil fuel-derived CO 2 emissions. The drive towards net zero by 2050, supported by the Just Energy Transiti...
New ISO co-processing standard
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard, ISO 4349:2024 for the “Determination of the recycling index for co-processing. The standar...
Republic Cement's ecoloop diverts residual waste to co-processing
Republic Cement 's resource recovery group ecoloop reported that it successfully diverted 21.4bn plastic sachets in 2023, equivalent to 110,000t of residual waste used, as alter...
Votorantim Cimentos opens new waste treatment unit in Itaperuçu
Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos inaugurated its first Brazilian unit dedicated to the operations of Verdera, its sustainable waste management and disposal arms and Viter, an ag...
Votorantim to receive US$150m loan for Salto plant
The International Finance Corp (IFC) has proposed a US$150m investment 'A Loan' to Votorantim Cimentos SA for a capex project to enhance the cement co-processing capacity of Sal...
Natural gas and CO2 abatement across the Atlantic
This week we look at the differing attitudes to alternative fuels (AFs) on each side of the Atlantic. While CEMBUREAU in its 2022 Activity Report has demonstrated the rising lev...
Holcim Alpena opens new TDF unit
Holcim has opened a new whole-tyre co-processing facility at its Alpena plant in Michigan, USA. The US$7.4m state-supported investment is expected to convert 22,000tpa of tyres ...
Votorantim Cimentos SA applies for IFC loan for Salto project
Votorantim Cimentos SA has requested a US$150m investment loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for a capex project at its Salto plant in São Paulo, Brazil. The ...
Geocycle and Lafarge Canada to divert waste to Brookfield plant
Driven by its Strategy 2025 ‘Accelerating Green Growth’, Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada have been paving the way to use low-carbon alternative fuels to divert household, com...