Items filtered by date: Thursday, 27 January 2022

Vietnam: Denmark-based FLSmidth has started a partnership with Tontoton to help cement plants source non-recyclable plastic waste for co-processing. FLSmidth will work as a technical consultant on the project. The partnership was announced at the ADB Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific. Local cement producers interested in getting involved are welcomed to reach out to Tontoton for information on how to get started.

“With our process knowledge, technical expertise within co-processing, and waste-fuel firing equipment, we proud to help facilitate a win-win situation for all parties involved,” said Carsten Riisberg Lund, Cement Industry President, FLSmidth.

Tontoton is a Vietnam-based plastic neutralisation program that aims to reduce ocean plastic. It builds personalised plans for companies to reduce their plastic footprint, using the same concept as a carbon footprint. It collaborates with local communities to collect a predefined amount of ocean-bound plastic on behalf of companies, equivalent to their overall plastic consumption or a specific product. It works under the international standard of the Ocean Bound Plastic Neutrality Certification, audited by a third party, Control Union.

Mexico: Cemex has acquired waste management company Broquers Ambiental. The company manages the separation, recovery and treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the city of Queretaro. MSW from the company will be used as an alternative fuel at Cemex’s local cement plants. This acquisition is part of its Future in Action program, aimed to achieve carbon neutrality.

“With this acquisition, at Cemex, we are firmly committed to the circular economy by integrating our value chain to the production of climate-friendly fuels that we use in cement production. Our objective for this year is to double Broquer´s capacity and thereby contribute to the progress towards sustainability in the city of Queretaro, as well as the transformation of Mexico towards a green economy,” said Ricardo Naya, President of Cemex Mexico.

Broquers expects to increase the current staff by 50 new employees in 2022 to expand its processing capacity. The waste management company was reportedly the first plant of its kind in Mexico to use waste separation equipment in line with European standards for waste treatment.