LafargeHolcim treated 10 million tonnes of waste in 2017, a 13% increase

LafargeHolcim’s global waste management business, Geocycle, treated 10 million tonnes of waste in 2017, an increase of 13% versus 2016. It repreents almost twice the total yearly household waste generation of Switzerland or the equivalent of 2 million garbage collection trucks. Using kilns involved in cement production, LafargeHolcim co-processed all types of waste including solid shredded waste from industrial and municipal origin; spent solvents; used tyres; waste oils; contaminated soils, and industrial

March 27, 2018 Read time: 3 mins

8161 LafargeHolcim’s global waste management business, Geocycle, treated 10 million tonnes of waste in 2017, an increase of 13% versus 2016. It repreents almost twice the total yearly household waste generation of Switzerland or the equivalent of 2 million garbage collection trucks.

Using kilns involved in cement production, LafargeHolcim co-processed all types of waste including solid shredded waste from industrial and municipal origin; spent solvents; used tyres; waste oils; contaminated soils, and industrial and sewage sludges, as well as demolition waste.

“LafargeHolcim is a global leader in the building materials market. Sustainable building and living are key to the future and we are committed to playing an important role as the demand for sustainable construction solutions and sustainable buildings and infrastructure continues to grow,” says Jan Jenisch, group chief executive officer.

“At LafargeHolcim we offer solutions which facilitate the simultaneous recycling and recovery of waste. We have ambitious plans to continue investing in all parts of the world in order to bring the most advanced technology and solutions to our partners and play a role in solving the global waste problem.”

In Europe and North America, the main growth area for LafargeHolcim’s global waste management business was industrial waste, while in Africa more biomass waste such as rice and coffee husks were treated. The strongest growth rates for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) were seen in Asia and Latin America, where waste infrastructures are still developing and municipalities continue to seek more sustainable solutions for the growing volume of household waste.

Suez, Egypt’s waste management platform

In 2017 LafargeHolcim built three new major waste treatment facilities in Kujawy (Poland), El Sokhna (Egypt) and Oum Azza (Morocco).

Oum Azza is the first waste pre-processing platform for MSW in the Middle East and Africa and was developed by Geocycle using its leading-edge proprietory technology. All of the plants will help to divert solid waste from landfill and uncontrolled dumping, reducing pollution of land and oceans.

Co-processing leaves no residues as the ashes get incorporated into clinker, the basis of cement, and the waste products are used as a direct substitute for fossil fuels and other raw materials.

Thus, co-processing reduces CO2 emissions and energy costs; the higher temperature and longer residence time means cleaner combustion, and the avoidance of landfill and uncontrolled dumping of waste reduces pollution and saves land.

Overall, co-processing plays a critical role in solving the problem of waste disposal for society while making an important contribution towards a circular economy.

LafargeHolcim project targets reuse of cement plant CO2

LafargeHolcim has launched a project in Canada to build what it claims will be the world’s first full-cycle solution to capture and reuse CO2 from a cement plant while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The Project CO₂MENT initiative is a partnership between Lafarge Canada, Inventys and Total. Lafarge says the project is part of its efforts to further improve the carbon-efficiency of its cements.

Over the next four years, Project CO₂MENT will demonstrate and evaluate Inventys’ CO₂ Capture System

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Cemex Regenera waste management business continues to grow

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