Global CemFuels News

Canada: Holcim subsidiaries Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada have signed a long-term partnership agreement with British Columbia’s Capital Regional District. Under the agreement, the district administration will supply Geocycle Canada with biosolids from treated wastewater. The waste management company will then process the waste into cement fuel at Lafarge Canada’s integrated cement plant at Richmond in British Columbia. The plant will process 6000t/yr of biosolids.

UK: Andusia says that a Covid-19 decline in waste produced by the UK is at an end, and has predicted the start of growth in the near term future. The waste management company said that major factors for growth will be the continuation of office work, the end of hospitality restrictions and the recovery of public confidence in consumption.

In 2020, commercial and industrial waste generation fell by 50% year-on-year, while municipal waste rose by 20%. Exports of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) fell by 37% during the year.

Saudi Arabia: City Cement Company has issued articles of association and registered a new 100% subsidiary. The unit will operate in the area of waste management. The board of directors of City Cement approved the move in March 2021.

India: Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim’s waste management subsidiary Geocycle has delivered a consignment of 10t of plastic waste from the River Jojari in Rajasthan to its processing plants at local cement plants run by ACC and Ambuja Cement. Geocycle has partnered with Rekart Innovations with the aim of clearing 150t of plastic waste from the river. The partnership will also undertake restoration of riverine habitats.

LafargeHolcim India chief executive officer Neeraj Akhoury said, "We are committed to building a sustainable future by adopting clean and green technologies. Geocycle India has been part of many initiatives and has helped both Ambuja and ACC cement to make use of waste from the different industrial sectors by getting closer to achieve the Net Zero Waste goal. Geocycle's vast co-processing infrastructure guarantees safe and environmentally friendly final treatment of the collected waste."

Nigeria: The Lagos State Waste Management Agency has praised the work of LafargeHolcim’s waste management subsidiary Geocycle following a tour of its plant in Ewekoro. Daniel Adedokun, the head of Geocycle - Lafarge Africa, said that the company is preparing to open additional processing units at the cement producer’s Ashaka and Mfamosing plant, according the Punch newspaper. In a statement Lafarge Africa said that Geocycle was Nigeria’s first full-fledged professional waste management service provider that collected waste and converted it to the energy required to convert it into an alternative fuel.