China: Dongwu Cement has struck an agreement with Suzhou Dongfang Jiujiu Industry to start a waste disposal company to supply alternative fuels for its kiln. The cement producer based in Wujiang City, Suzhou Prefecture and its partner will invest US$7.3m in the joint venture to start with, according to the ET Net News Agency. Dongwu Cement will own a 52% share in the company.

It will co-process urban sludge, organic waste and industrial solid waste. It will also collect, store and dispose of soil for soil remediation. It is expected the company will dispose of 50,000t/yr of industrial solid waste.

Dongwu Cement operates a 0.75Mt/yr cement plant with two grinding mills, giving it a cement production capacity of 1.64Mt/yr. It manufactures 42.5 and 32.5 class Ordinary Portland Cement.

Saudi Arabia: Eco Green has installed a tyre shredding system at the National Region Cement plant. The cement producer ordered a two-shaft primary shredder, according to Recycling Product News. Also known as the Eco Green Giant, the shredder can process up to 30t/hr of whole tyres and it has an output range of 5 – 15cm.

Sri Lanka: Geocycle Sri Lanka has rebranded as Insee Ecocycle following the acquisition of Holcim Lanka by Thailand’s Siam City Cement. Before the takeover Geocycle pioneered the waste management industry in Sri Lanka, serving over 400 customers as a solution provider alternative fuels and eliminating over 500,000Mt of industrial waste over the past 14 years, according to the Daily Financial Times. Operations including co-processing of alternative fuels will continue at Insee Cement’s plant at Puttalam.

Lithuania: The Lithuanian Parliament Committee on Environment Protection is evaluating alternative fuels options at the Akmenes Cementas plant including refuse-derived fuel (RDF), industrial waste and sewage sludge. The cement producer has presented a Euro7m plan to install new equipment to allow it to use up to 150,000t/yr of waste fuels, according to the Lithuanian News Agency. It has also asked the government to ensure that its can use waste produced in Lithuania to cut its costs and complete internationally.