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.

Spain: Geocycle has increased the amount of waste it processes at its Albox plant in Almeria by 35% year-on-year to 40,150t in 2016. Solid and liquid waste is processed at the plant for subsequent use at cement plants operated by LafargeHolcim. The plant employs 35 workers directly and supports about 100 indirect jobs locally. Geocycle plans to invest around Euro250,000 in 2017 on safety and environmental systems and on its laboratory.