Displaying items by tag: Cembureau

Belgium: Cembureau, the European cement association, has called on European Union (EU) member states to promote the use of waste as a fuel for cement production. It made the call during an event that the association hosted during EU Green Week. The focus of EU Green Week in 2019 is on the proper implementation and impact of EU environmental laws.

“There is no technological limitation for the cement sector to reach 60% co-processing rate in 2030 and it could process 15.7Mt of waste. We believe that the EU and member states can help bring this about by introducing legislation to promote co-processing and recognising its place in a revised waste hierarchy within national waste framework laws,” said Cembureau’s chief executive Koen Coppenholle. At present the European cement industry has an average alternative fuels substitution rate of 44%.