CEMEX plans to apply to the cement industry regulator the Environment Agency (EA) for permission to trial Climafuel^®, as part replacement for coal and petcoke to fuel its cement kiln at Rugby works.

Climafuel^®, which looks a bit like shredded paper or fluff, would typically consist of household waste, screened paper, cardboard, wood, carpet, textiles and plastics that have been subjected to a rapid drying and composting process to remove biodegradable matter and produce a solid, clean and non-hazardous fuel. All recoverable materials are removed for recycling purposes.

Increasing the use of alternative fuels is therefore key to improving environmental performance and controlling energy costs, and ensuring that Rugby works remains competitive.

In addition to the direct environmental benefits of reduced emissions, using alternative fuels have indirect benefits, such as recovering energy from what would otherwise be considered a waste material. Each year over 215,000 tonnes of waste are sent to landfill in Warwickshire. Using Climafuel^® at Rugby Works could help to reduce landfilling and preserve fossil fuels for future generations.

Provided permissions are granted, Climafuel^® could be used alongside chipped tyres, replacing up to 42% of the fossil fuels required to fuel the cement kiln in Rugby.

In this section

• The UK's waste problem
• Alternative fuels trial process
• About tyres
• About Secondary Liquid Fuel (SLF)
• Alternative fuels in Germany