CEMEX plant hits alternative fuels record
16 Jun 2009
Lincolnshire, UK - South Ferriby Cement Plant has replaced more than 74% of the fuel used to heat its cement kiln with fuels made from wastes in April.
This is a new record for the plant in North Lincolnshire, which is owned by building materials company CEMEX. Also, emissions, such as oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, have declined by 20% and 43% respectively since alternative fuels were introduced in 2002.
Cement making is energy intensive and involves heating up kilns to at least 1,400°C. Increasing the use of alternative fuels made from waste is therefore key to saving fossil fuels for future generations.
The alternative fuels used at South Ferriby are secondary liquid fuels (SLF), made from industrial liquid wastes that cannot be recycled, such as paint, thinners, inks and varnishes, and Climafuel, which is made from household residual and commercial waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
