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LafargeHoclim’s Malagueño plant starts processing municipal waste
Written by Global Cement staff
08 August 2019
Argentina: LafargeHoclim’s Malagueño plant has started processing municipal waste from Villa Carlos Paz since mid-June 2019. An agreement between the city government and the company was signed following the endorsement of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of the Province, according to the La Voz newspaper. Non-recyclable dry solid urban waste is delivered from the city to a Geocycle Argentina unit before being used as an alternative fuel at the integrated cement plant.
Caribbean Cement to invest in co-processing tyres
Written by Global CemFuels staff
22 July 2019
Jamaica: Caribbean Cement plans to invest in co-processing tyres as part of a US$9m spend on capital projects in 2019. More details on the project will be disclosed later in July 2019 when a memorandum of understanding is signed with the government, according to the Gleaner newspaper. The subsidiary of Mexico’s Cemex has already spent US$0.5m on handling tyres.
Andusia Partner partners with Mid UK Recycling for export of solid-recovered fuel
Written by Global CemFuels staff
22 July 2019
UK: Andusia has formed a partnership with Mid UK Recycling to export over 20,000t/yr of solid-recovered fuel (SRF) to two unnamed cement plants in the Mediterranean region. Mid UK Recycling is part of Beauparc Group. It incorporates Panda and Greenstar in Ireland and Mid-UK Recycling, WSR, Scotwaste and AWM in the UK. The group produces over 0.5Mt/yr of SRF.
“We have been assisting Mid UK Recycling with their RDF offtake in recent years and are delighted to now be able to take their SRF as an alternative fuel. They are such a like-minded company, passionate about the future of waste management and diverting from UK landfill and we look forward to working with them going forward,” said Stewart Brackenbury, director and founder of Andusia.
Dalmia Cement to take waste from train workshop
Written by Global CemFuels staff
18 July 2019
India: Dalmia Cement has agreed to accept waste from the Golden Rock railway workshop, also known as Ponmalai, in Tiruchy, Tamil Nadu. It follows UltraTech Cement that processed nearly 5000t of non-hazardous waste from 2017, according to the Hindu newspaper. The latest consignment is of a similar volume. It includes waste in the form of rubber belts, cushions, berth covers and rubber products.
Ethiopian government working with cement producers to replace coal with biomass
Written by Global CemFuels staff
15 July 2019
Ethiopia: The Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Chemicals and Construction Inputs Industry Development Institute are working with cement producers to replace imported coal with biomas in a bid to lower carbon CO2 and reduce reliance on foreign currency. The institute has conducted a feasibility study, with the support of the Global Climate Fund and the European Union, studying using a weed, Prophecies Newfora, as potential biomass, according to the Reporter newspaper. Plants run by Dangote Cement and Habesha Cement factories took part in the study. The government is also encouraging cement producers to use locally mined coal until the biomass project becomes fully operational.