Global cement industry ramps up use of alternative fuels and raw materials

EUWID analysis of the world’s largest building materials companies

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All over the world, cement manufacturers are becoming increasingly ambitious when setting targets for the use of waste-based "alternative" fuels, setting their sights on 45, 50 or even 53 per cent of the fuel mix. EUWID’s annual analysis of financial and sustainability reports from the world’s biggest building materials companies indicates that almost all industry leaders raised their thermal substitution rate (TSR) – how much fossil fuels they replaced with alternative materials – again last year. European cement kilns continue to be market leaders when it comes to co-incineration. However, Asian companies are now using more alternative fuels and raw materials....

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