Holcim Hagerstown, Maryland, is accelerating its journey to net zero by increasing its alternative thermal energy capacity by 45%, equivalent to 58,000 tpy of processed fuel.
The $11 million project, which was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting, will make the plant more sustainable by replacing traditional fuels with alternative thermal energy made from materials that end up in landfills, such as non-recyclable paper and plastics. Improve your likelihood profile. and fiber.
“Increasing the use of alternative thermal energy to 45% offers a range of environmental and economic benefits, from lowering the net carbon strength of cement to reducing consumption of conventional fuels.” said Michael Nixon, senior vice president of North Manufacturing for Chicago-based Holcim. we. “Importantly, this allows us to play our role in the circular economy and provide safe and environmentally friendly solutions for virgin materials.”
Alternative thermal energy is provided by non-recyclable commercial and industrial materials such as packaging materials. The majority of these materials will be preprocessed by GeoCycle, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holcim US, at a new facility in Cumberland, Maryland. The facility is permitted to process up to 75,000 tpy of material and will serve the needs of industrial manufacturers in the region.
“The Maryland House of Representatives is proud to support Holcim’s efforts to develop low-carbon building materials,” said Adrian A. Jones, Speaker of the Maryland House of Representatives. “Whether it’s the Buy Clean Maryland Act or this year’s bill adding cement production to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act, Holcim continues to demonstrate its commitment to voluntarily reduce the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. It’s here.”
Other sustainability efforts at the Hagerstown plant include a solar power plant that generates up to 18,441,610 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity and provides more than 28 percent of the plant’s electrical energy.
Holcim Hagerstown’s cement is used in construction projects throughout the region, including the Amazon headquarters in Virginia, I-66 in Virginia, the Arlington Memorial Bridge, homes, businesses, highways and regional infrastructure.
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