Mexico: Miguel Angel Mancera, the mayor of Mexico City, has inaugurated the second phase of Iztapalapa II municipal solid waste (MSW) plant. The site will process 400t/day of MSW. Once processed the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) will be used by Cemex for co-processing in its cement plant kilns.

Colombia: Cementos Argos has agreed a deal with the local government of Bogotá to use 2.5 million tyres as fuel for cement production. The cement producer’s Puerto Triunfo plant in Antioquia can co-process 20,000t/yr of tyres or about 1.5 million tyres, the president of Cementos Argos Juan Esteban Calle said to local press.

Ireland: Irish Cement has deferred its plan to co-process tyres at its Limerick cement plant. Planning was lodged in late February 2016, according to the Irish Examiner. However a spokesman for Irish Cement said that the company had noted a few days previously that the planning application had not been made available for public inspection, due to a ‘procedural’ matter. They added that the company was working with the Limerick City and Country Council to resolve the issue.

Local Green Party candidate James Gaffney raised concerns about the plant upgrade in local press in mid-March 2016. He alleged that no public consultation was being carried out on the plant’s plans and that the application was being fast-tracked. Irish Cement denied these claims.

Irish Cement announced its plan to burn alternative fuels at its Limerick plant in December 2015.