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Pioneer Cement signs deal with Emirates RDF
02 January 2019UAE: Pioneer Cement had signed a deal with Emirates RDF to use refuse-derived fuel (RDF) at its plant in Ras Al-Khaimah. The subsidiary of Oman’s Raysut Cement says it will be one of the first cement plants in the region to use waste fuel to meet the government’s sustainability vision, according to the Al Riyadh newspaper.
Emirates RDF operates a plant at Umm Al Quwain. It is a US$40m joint venture developed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme co-financed by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment signing a concession agreement with its shareholders which include the UAE-based contractor, BESIX, Ajman-based Tech Group and Finland-based Griffin Refineries. Emirates RDF will process household waste from Ajman and Umm Al Quwain in the Northern Emirates. Trial RDF production at Emirates RDF is scheduled to start in the summer of 2019 and full production is planned for early 2020.
Raysut Cement to install gas reduction station
16 December 2015Oman: Raysut Cement Company has signed an agreement with Arabian Industries for the installation of a gas pressure reduction station (GPRS) at its Raysut plant. Oman Gas Company has been appointed as the Project Management Consultant. Upon completion of the GPRS, cement production will be boosted by 120,000-130,000t/yr. Total investment in the project is estimated at US$5.45m.