Global CemFuels
Top banner - Global Cement Directory
  • Home
  • News
  • Conferences
  • Articles
  • Awards
  • Knowledge Base
  • Reports
  • Conference Packs
  • My details
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Contact
News Displaying items by tag: collection

Displaying items by tag: collection

Subscribe to this RSS feed

Shree cement procures 10t/day of cow dung from Balodabazar-Bhatapara District

23 March 2023

India: Shree cement has awarded the municipal authorities of Balodabazar-Bhatapara District, Chhattisgarh, a contract to supply 10t/day of cow dung to its Raipur cement plant. The Pioneer newspaper has reported that collection takes place across 16 villages within a 15km radius of the plant. The plant will use dung as alternative fuel (AF) in its cement production.

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Caribbean Cement surpasses 1t of waste co-processed at Rockfort cement plant

07 March 2023

Jamaica: Cemex subsidiary Caribbean Cement has co-processed 1t of waste at its Rockfort cement plant under the National Environment and Planning Agency's Adopt-a-Beach programme. Since July 2022, the producer has also recovered 500kg of recyclable materials for processing by its partners. The Our Today newspaper has reported that the cement company has carried out three cleans of its adopted beach, Sirgany Beach, to date.

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Cemex Egypt and VeryNile launch Cleaning the Nile scheme in Assiut

28 February 2023

Egypt: Cemex Egypt has expanded its Cleaning the Nile waste recovery scheme, in partnership with VeryNile, into its home city of Assiut. Workers from the local fishing industry delivered four truckloads of plastic waste to Cemex Egypt's Assiut cement plant.

Cemex Egypt and UAE regional president Carlos Gonzalez said “Since we started working with VeryNile, we have wanted to expand the initiative to Assiut, and we are delighted to see the initiative taking off in our second year of cooperation."

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Adani Cement launches Geoclean

13 December 2022

India: Adani Cement has announced the launch of a dedicated waste processing subsidiary called Geoclean. Geoclean will process waste for recycling and use as alternative fuel (AF) in its cement production and alternative raw materials in its production of other building materials. Geoclean inherits the projects and all 14 waste management plants of its predecessor company Geocycle India. The Orissa Diary newspaper has reported that Geoclean aims to help Adani Cement to co-process 3.7Mt of AF over the five-year period up to the end of 2027. This would raise its subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cements’ AF substitution rate to 30%, from 6% in 2021.

Adani Cement CEO Ajay Kapur said "We are committed to building a sustainable future by adopting clean and green technologies in our overall business. We have always believed in environmental conservation, and are committed to making the optimum contribution towards co-processing waste responsibly for a sustainable future. Adani Cement will continue its endeavours to promote sustainability and build a cleaner and greener planet."

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Republic Cement partners with Pure Oceans for marine plastic waste disposal

14 October 2022

Philippines: Republic Cement is supporting efforts to remove plastic pollution from the sea by co-processing the waste in its cement production. The Business Mirror newspaper has reported that the cement producer has partnered with plastic waste collector Pure Oceans to take delivery of shipments cleaned up from off the coasts of Batangas and Davao.

Republic Cement chief executive officer Roman Menz said "Republic Cement is proud to partner with organisations such as Pure Oceans. Their deep commitment towards safeguarding the environment, while making significant contributions to the Philippine plastic waste crisis, is an inspiration for us to continue doing what we do in order to make a tangible impact on our communities, towards building a greener and stronger republic."

Through its partnerships with local fishing communities, Pure Oceans diverted 1.93m bags of plastic waste over the three years prior to the start of October 2022.

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Cemex and VeryNile partner to expand Nile waste collection

15 July 2022

Egypt: Cemex has signed a three-year cooperation protocol with VeryNile. Local press has reported that VeryNile is in the process of expanding its waste collection capacity. Through the partnership, the cement producer will provide finance for VeryNile's waste collection equipment purchases and cover its operating costs.

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

Coimbatore Municipal City Corporation supplying 54,800t/yr of RDF to Ariyalur cement plants

03 May 2022

India: Coimbatore Municipal City Corporation says that it has reached a rate of 54,800t/yr in refuse derived fuel (RDF) deliveries to cement plants in Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur District. The Indian Express newspaper has reported that the corporation collects 1000t/day of waste, from which its sorts 150t/day of non-biodegradable waste into RDF. It has launched landfill mining at a 26.7ha tip in Vellalore, where it expects to extract several tens of thousands of tonnes more of non-biodegradable waste.

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...

ACC and Ambuja Cements install second Geocycle Bubble Barrier in waterway

03 March 2022

India: ACC and Ambuja Cements have together installed a Geocycle Bubble Barrier plastic waste separator in Bhakra Beas Management Board Lake at Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh. The installation will collect the waste for use as refuse-derived fuel at ACC’s Gagal cement plant in the state.

The Holcim India subsidiaries’ first such installation, on the Mantola Canal in Uttar Pradesh, has collected 500t of plastic waste since its commissioning in April 2021, and is targetting a total of 2400t in 2022.

Holcim India CEO and managing director Neeraj Akhoury said "We are committed to building a sustainable future by adopting clean and green technologies. Our efforts and expertise in co-processing has created a unique solution to sustainable disposal of the marine plastic waste that creates pollution. This initiative will also contribute towards promoting circular economy. Taking this mission ahead, we will continue our efforts to implement this innovative technology across the country."

Published in Global CemFuels News
Read more...
Global Cement Weekly Sign up
Global Cement LinkedIn
Global Cement Twitter
Alternative Fuels Biomass Cemex China CO2 Coal Contract Egypt Geocycle Germany Government HeidelbergCement India LafargeHolcim municipal solid waste Plant product RDF Refuse Derived Fuel shredder Solid Recovered Fuel Spain Sustainability Tyres UK UNTHA Shredding Technology Upgrade US waste Waste management
« March 2023 »
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
  • Home
  • News
  • Conferences
  • Articles
  • Awards
  • Knowledge Base
  • Reports
  • Conference Packs
  • My details
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Contact
  • Global Cement Magazine >>
  • Latest issue
  • Editorial programme
  • Contributors
  • Back issues
  • Subscribe
  • Conferences >>
  • Global Ash
  • Global CemBoards
  • Global CemCCUS
  • Global CemEnergy
  • Global CemFuels
  • Global CemProcess
  • Global CemProducer
  • Global CemQC
  • Global CemTrans
  • Global ConChems
  • Global Concrete
  • Global FutureCem
  • Global Gypsum
  • Global GypSupply
  • Global Insulation
  • Global Slag
  • Global Synthetic Gypsum
  • Global Well Cem
  • African Cement
  • Asian Cement
  • American Cement
  • European Cement
  • Middle Eastern Cement
  • Websites >>
  • Global Cement
  • Global Gypsum
  • Global Slag
  • Global Concrete
  • Global Insulation
  • Pro Global Media
  • PRoIDS Online

© 2023 Pro Global Media Ltd. All rights reserved