Germany: Märker Zement has ordered a single-source alternative fuels (AF) storage and conveying system for its Harburg, Bavaria cement plant from Germany-based Beumer. The supplier says that the line will consist of a 700m pipe conveyor, silos, distribution equipment and a screen. It will be equipped with a BG OptiFeed screw weigh feeder. It will connect the preheater both to an existing warehouse and a new one at the site. The line will handle two different qualities of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and shredded tyres. It will be operated at a maximum capacity of 40t/hr. Commissioning is scheduled for 2022.
St Mary’s Cement plans to increase Bowmanville cement plant’s alternative fuel use to cut 90,000t/yr of petcoke and coal
Canada: St Mary’s Cement plans to increase its use of alternative fuels to 400t/day from 96t/day at its Bowmanville plant. The Toronto Star newspaper has reported that the plans will entail a 90,000t/yr reduction in the plant’s coal and petcoke consumption.
New York state Department of Environmental Conservation declines Lafarge Ravena cement plant alternative fuel application
US: The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of New York state has turned down Lafarge Cement’s application for a licence to burn tyres as an alternative fuel (AF) at its Ravena cement plant. The Times Union newspaper has reported the DEC found that the plant in Albany county was inadequately equipped to burn tyres under the permit for which the company had applied.
Spokesperson Jocelyn Gerst said “We received the DEC’s correspondence and are reviewing it. We will be weighing all available options.”
BMH Technology wins triple waste processing line supply contract with Ssangyong C&E
South Korea: Finland-based BMH Technology has secured a contract to supply three waste shredding lines at Ssangyong C&E’s integrated cement plants at Donghae and Yeongwol. The lines will supply solid recovered fuel (SRF) for the units. Each line will include a Tyrannosaurus type FineScreen and Air Classifier for separating impurities. The full delivery will contain five Tyrannosaurus type FineShredders. The lines will be commissioned in the autumn of 2021.
Donghae plant will become one of the world’s largest SRF shredding plants producing alternative fuels for the cement industry once the order is complete. The unit will produce 80t/hr of SRF with a particle size under 25mm using two lines and four shredders. The cement plant is the world’s largest with a production capacity of 11.5Mt/yr.