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Latest trends in alternative fuels

Geocycle’s sorting line in Belgrade LafargeHolcim
Geocycle’s sorting line in Belgrade
LafargeHolcim
1 Global AF development WBCSD, CSI
1 Global AF development
WBCSD, CSI
2 Regional differences in AF WBCSD, CSI
2 Regional differences in AF
WBCSD, CSI
3 Use of alternative fuels in the EU OneStone Research
3 Use of alternative fuels in the EU
OneStone Research
4 Development of the TSR in Germany VDZ
4 Development of the TSR in Germany
VDZ
5 Alternative fuel use in Turkey TCMB
5 Alternative fuel use in Turkey
TCMB
6 AF rates by major cement companies 2015 OneStone Research
6 AF rates by major cement companies 2015
OneStone Research
7 Biofuels and non-bio alternative fuels 2015 OneStone Research
7 Biofuels and non-bio alternative fuels 2015
OneStone Research
8 AF development at Cemex Cemex, OneStone Research
8 AF development at Cemex
Cemex, OneStone Research
9 Price development of thermal coal Worldbank, OneStone Research
9 Price development of thermal coal
Worldbank, OneStone Research
10 AF development of Ultratech Ultratech, OneStone Research
10 AF development of Ultratech
Ultratech, OneStone Research
11 AF development of Monjos plant CVP, OneStone Research
11 AF development of Monjos plant
CVP, OneStone Research
12 AF development of Broceni plant Cemex Latvia
12 AF development of Broceni plant
Cemex Latvia
13 Geocycle AF network map LafargeHolcim
13 Geocycle AF network map
LafargeHolcim
14 AF reception in a cement plant HeidelbergCement
14 AF reception in a cement plant
HeidelbergCement
15 AF handling and processing technologies OneStone Consulting
15 AF handling and processing technologies
OneStone Consulting
16 Automatic tyre shredder Precimeca
16 Automatic tyre shredder
Precimeca
17 RDF processing plant Grupo SPR
17 RDF processing plant
Grupo SPR
18 WeighTube screw feeder Di Matteo
18 WeighTube screw feeder
Di Matteo
19 AF targets by cement producers OneStone Research
19 AF targets by cement producers
OneStone Research

After some years of small increases or even stagnation due to falling energy prices, the use of alternative fuels as a substitute for conventional fuels in the cement industry is on the rise again. This market review will deal with the major trends, while highlighting country trends, cement producer trends, technical trends, as well as market drivers and barriers.

1 Introduction

Co-processing is the use of waste fuels as a source of energy and raw material [1]. This has already been practiced in the cement industry for a couple of decades. The clinker burning process offers excellent opportunities for the safe and sound recovery of a wide variety of AFR (alternative fuels and raw materials). The typical energy recovery of, for example, fluff is 86 % with 6 % Si, 4 % Ca and 4 % Al+Fe material recovery, and virtually no additional waste is produced. Co-processing saves resources and reduces green gas emissions, but the main advantage is more and more seen...

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ZKG 5/2017

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ZKG 5/2017

Ressort:  Markets and Trends
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TEXT Dr. Joachim Harder, OneStone Consulting S.L., Barcelona/Spain

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