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Geocycle Egypt opens plant in Ain Sokhna
Written by Global Cement staff
23 April 2019
Egypt: Geocycle Egypt has opened a plant to process alternative fuels in Ain Sokhna. The unit had an investment of around US$12m, according to the Egypt Independent newspaper. The waste management subsidiary of LafargeHolcim will process agricultural and industrial waste into alternative fuels. It plans to supply 0.4Mt/yr to Lafarge Cemet Egypt’s Ain Sokhna plant.
HC Miljö extends contract with Renewi
Written by Global CemFuels staff
15 April 2019
Sweden: HC Miljö has extended its contract to source Icopower pellets from Renewi. The contract will run for the next three years, with an extension possibility for a similar period. Renewi will supply the subsidiary of HeidelbergCement with up to 54,000t/yr of pellets.
“We are very proud that the contract with HeidelbergCement has been extended. We have been working together for many years, proving that an innovative product made from waste can have a significant contribution to a more sustainable world using it as fuel in an industrial process with a large energy demand. It perfectly fits our ‘waste no more’ vision,” said Michael van Hulst, Regional Director of Renewi’s Commercial Netherlands Division.
Renewi manufactures its Icopower pellet product in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and then ships them to Gotland in Sweden. The pellets are made by processing dry commercial waste.
Suez Cement’s Kattameya plant starts burning alternative fuels in kiln
Written by Global CemFuels staff
12 April 2019
Egypt: Suez Cement’s Kattameya plant has started using a 10% waste-derived alternative fuels substitution rate in its main kiln burner. It brings the plant’s total thermal substitution rate up to 25%, in combination with the 15% rate of alternative fuels it already uses in the calciner. The plant’s volume of waste and biomass will double to 75,000t/yr. The subsidiary of HeidelbergCement’s plans to increase its substitution rate to 30% in the future.
Huaxin Cement preparing for co-processing project at Huangshi plant
Written by Global CemFuels staff
04 April 2019
China: Huaxin Cement has released an Environment Impact Report for a proposed domestic waste co-processing project at its Huangshi plant in Hubei province. The project will process 3000t/day of waste for the plant’s 2.85Mt/yr production line.
Votorantim Cimentos ready to start co-processing solid waste at Rio Branco do Sul plant
Written by Global CemFuels staff
04 April 2019
Brazil: Votorantim Cimentos is ready to start co-processing 400t/month of solid waste at its Rio Branco do Sul plant in Parana. The project has been approved by IAP, the state environmental institute, and is being run in conjunction with the local authorities, according to the Parana Portal. The initiative was started August 2018 with agreement between Votorantim Cimentos, Itambe and Supremo.