NESHER ISRAEL CEMENT ENTERPRISES

Alternative fuels at Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises

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20 % of the thermal energy consumption at the Nesher Cement Ramla Plant (producing approximately 5 million t of cement per year) comes from alternative fuels, with a goal of reaching a fuel substitution level of 40 % by 2020

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1 Visual comparison of emissions between the historic Nesher (Haifa) facility and the current Ramla facility

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WBCSD CSI, www.wbcsdcement.org

2 Fuel substitution rates in the cement industry, 1990-2014

WBCSD CSI, www.wbcsdcement.org

http://www.parksharon.co.il

3 Mount Hiriya, the Tel-Aviv region former landfill, before (a) and after (b) its rehabilitation and transformation into a public park, and a home for several waste recycling facilities, such as the RDF plant (c, on the left, and d)
http://www.hiriya.co.il; http://www.parksharon.co.il

http://www.parksharon.co.il

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4 RDF storage hall at the Ramla plant

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5 Increase in fuel substitution rates at Nesher Cement, 2011-2017

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Nesher Cement has made substantial progress with its alternative fuels program, reaching a fuel substitution level of 20 %, using several types of alternative fuels. Nesher plans on increasing the use of alternative fuels, with an interim goal of reaching 40 % by 2020, despite local constraints such as low landfilling fees and excessive bureaucracy.

1 Introduction

Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises, founded in 1923, is one of the leading cement manufacturer in Israel and one of the cornerstones of the development of the Israeli construction and infrastructure industry. The Company provides most of the cement consumed by the Israeli market, as well as to the Palestinian Authority.

Nesher operates in two main sites: a grinding plant in the city of Nesher near Haifa in northern Israel (the city of Nesher is named after the plant), and a fully integrated plant in the city of Ramla near Tel-Aviv (central Israel).

The Nesher (Haifa) plant, which...