Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Mexico: Holcim Mexico has spent US$5.5m on upgrades to allow co-processing alternative fuels at its Ramos Arizpe plant near Saltillo. The new alterntive fuels line will start operation by May 2018, according to the Vanguard newspaper. Rodolfo Montero Chacón, the general director of the subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, said that the 2.2Mt/yr plant has two kilns but it only uses one due to local demand. The plant currently operates a proudction capcity utilistation rate of 55%.
Indonesia: The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is working with four cement producers to dispose of medical waste. Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, the Director General of Waste, Hazardous and Toxic Waste (B3) at the Ministry of Environment, said that the project was a short term one that would last six months, according to Netral News. The government department will work with Indocement’s Citeureup plant, Holcim Indonesia’s Narogong plant, Semen Padang and Cemindo Gemilang’s Bayah plant.