Aafrin Kidwai
Geocycle India, the in-house waste management arm of Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited, has co-processed about 2 million tons of waste and achieved a TSR of 6% in 2021, according to a press release…
Aafrin Kidwai
UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced that its integrated unit in Tamil Nadu, Reddipalayam Cement Works, has undertaken measures in which one-fourth of its fuel requirement is met through utilisation of waste materials sourced from local municipal corporations and industries. Reddipalayam Cement…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has signed a MoU with UltraTech cement to generate refuse-derived fuel (RDF) at its cement kilns. The transport of dry waste from the VMC’s recycling unit at Ajit Singh Nagar…
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A group of cement producers in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, have stopped using RDF from Bengaluru because of the high transportation costs, as Global Chemfuels reported. Although the cement producers do not pay for the RDF, they…
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A law introduced in 2016 which mandated that cement factories within 100 km of an RDF plant, have to use at least 5% combustible waste as their fuel, has recently been amended by the Ministry…
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The city corporation of Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala plans to supply SRF to the local cement industry. According to CemFuels Global, two companies in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu are interested in…
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As a reaction of landfill sites filled beyond their capacity, the Central Pollution Control Coard (CPCB) has presented new draft rules aiming to use solid and industrial waste as fuel in the cement industry. According…
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Public body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has entered a short-term contract with several unnamed cement factories in the state of Karnataka. As said, the cement producers will treat the RDF that has accumulated at…
