Votorantim Aims to Produce Cement from Processed Waste at SC Plant

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 13/03/2022 at 10:02

Updated on 13/03/2022 at 20:38

Fabrica da Votorantim cimentos – foto: divulgação

Seja o primeiro a reagir!

The Brazilian Cement Manufacturer Votorantim Wants to Sign a Contract with a Waste Processing Plant in the Municipality of São Bento do Sul, SC, to Use Waste as an Energy Source in Cement Production

Votorantim Cimentos, which reuses a large portion of discarded and useless urban waste in the recycling process by using it as an energy source in cement production, announced that it is in negotiations with a plant in SC, the São Bento do Sul Waste Processing Plant, located in the Brasília neighborhood. The intention of the largest cement company in the country is to produce concrete with carbon neutrality by 2050, achieving the replacement of fossil fuel, in addition to increasing the use of renewable energy in its operations.

Votorantim Cimentos Uses Waste and Other Residues to Transform Them into Energy in Cement Production

On the morning of last Wednesday (9), Bianca Oliveira, a commercial consultant for Votorantim Cimentos, went to the site along with the president of Samae, Osvalcir Peters, to closely monitor the work being carried out inside the plant.

Representing Verdera, a unit of Votorantim Cimentos that manages these residues, Bianca explained that Votorantim currently uses materials like wood chips and even rice husks as energy sources throughout the cement production process. Bianca exclaimed that the model offered by Samae is a novelty for the company, referring to the residual waste materials from Samae.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Agreement System with Samae

Even with all the interest from Votorantim Cimentos, Samae will need to hold a kind of public “hearing,” so that interested companies can also participate in this process, establishing a value per ton of residual waste. Thus, the company that makes the highest offer will sign an agreement with Samae.

Target Set by Votorantim

According to data from Votorantim Cimentos, between 1990 and 2020, the Brazilian cement company managed to reduce about 25% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per ton of cement produced, successfully decreasing from 763 kg of CO2/ton of cement to 576 kg of CO2/ton of cement.

The Global Sustainability Director of Votorantim Cimentos, Álvaro Lorenz, stated that by 2030, the goal is to reduce another 12% – to 520kg of CO2 per ton – which is just an intermediate target, so that the cement company can achieve carbon-neutral cement production by 2050.

Votorantim is betting heavily on replacing the fossil fuel consumption that powers cement production kilns with biomass fuels, such as açaí seeds and babaçu coconut, and also urban solid waste.

Votorantim Aims to Produce Cement from Processed Waste at SC Plant

The Brazilian Cement Manufacturer Votorantim Wants to Sign a Contract with a Waste Processing Plant in the Municipality of São Bento do Sul, SC, to Use Waste as an Energy Source in Cement Production

Related Articles

Votorantim Cimentos Uses Waste and Other Residues to Transform Them into Energy in Cement Production

Agreement System with Samae

Target Set by Votorantim

The oldest tree in the world, alive since before the birth of Jesus Christ, is cut down in a scientific study and the case changes environmental preservation rules.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

While in Brazil a 10-story building takes 2 years to complete, in China a company stacks pre-fabricated modules and raises the entire building in just 28 hours and 45 minutes.

An entire island in the Pacific wants to surround itself with a colossal barrier against the ocean to try to escape increasingly violent waves and not be swallowed by the sea in the coming decades.

After ten days orbiting the Moon, science confirms that the astronauts of the Artemis II mission return with altered bodies.

With 7.4 trillion tons of artificial snow pumped in 10 years, an extreme operation could stabilize the West Antarctic ice sheet and prevent a sea level rise of more than 3 meters, but it would require snow cannons, ocean water, and energy on an almost industrial scale at the end of the world.

Peru built a tunnel at an altitude of 4,738 meters cutting through the Andes Mountains, and the road leading to it reaches 4,818 meters, making it the highest paved road in the entire world.

A Brazilian in the skies: Alexandre Frota completes the first stage of his round-the-world trip by landing solo in the United States aboard a single-engine RV-10.

Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but in practice only 1 non-Iranian oil tanker managed to cross in 24 hours — before the blockade, 100 ships passed per day.

Astronomers place the world in front of a planet just 34 light-years away with a global ocean of magma, a sulfur-rich atmosphere, and temperatures exceeding 1,500°C that challenge the known limits of planetary physics.

From space, a geological “target” of 5.5 km embedded among the red canyons of Utah has challenged scientists for decades and may hide the mark of a colossal impact that has never been fully explained.

The Federal Institute offers more than 500 vacancies in free technical courses in Construction, Electrical Engineering, Nursing, Mechanics, Chemistry, Occupational Safety, and much more; the opportunities are offered by IFFluminense, in RJ.

Votorantim Aims to Produce Cement from Processed Waste at SC Plant

The Brazilian Cement Manufacturer Votorantim Wants to Sign a Contract with a Waste Processing Plant in the Municipality of São Bento do Sul, SC, to Use Waste as an Energy Source in Cement Production

Related Articles

Votorantim Cimentos Uses Waste and Other Residues to Transform Them into Energy in Cement Production

Agreement System with Samae

Target Set by Votorantim

The oldest tree in the world, alive since before the birth of Jesus Christ, is cut down in a scientific study and the case changes environmental preservation rules.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

While in Brazil a 10-story building takes 2 years to complete, in China a company stacks pre-fabricated modules and raises the entire building in just 28 hours and 45 minutes.

An entire island in the Pacific wants to surround itself with a colossal barrier against the ocean to try to escape increasingly violent waves and not be swallowed by the sea in the coming decades.

After ten days orbiting the Moon, science confirms that the astronauts of the Artemis II mission return with altered bodies.

With 7.4 trillion tons of artificial snow pumped in 10 years, an extreme operation could stabilize the West Antarctic ice sheet and prevent a sea level rise of more than 3 meters, but it would require snow cannons, ocean water, and energy on an almost industrial scale at the end of the world.

Peru built a tunnel at an altitude of 4,738 meters cutting through the Andes Mountains, and the road leading to it reaches 4,818 meters, making it the highest paved road in the entire world.

The reign of carpets in the entrance hall has come to an end: aluminum mats emerge as a new trend that hardly gets dirty, lasts longer, and improves the hygiene of spaces.

Monterrey is erecting a 484-meter tower that will dethrone all the skyscrapers in Latin America — it has already surpassed the 52nd floor and there are 170 meters left to the top…

Two giant machines, 14 meters long, move in opposite directions underwater — when they meet, China will have the largest underwater railway tunnel in the world…

The mega project of R$ 230 million in São Bernardo will feature a 350-meter cable-stayed viaduct, promising to reduce traffic in the surrounding area of the Paço by up to 40% and is already among the largest road interventions in the ABC region.

Thicker walls become a thermal solution in Brazil by reducing internal heat by up to 30% without air conditioning, using thermal inertia, double walls with air, adobe, and roofs that can cut heating by up to 10°C.

A Brazilian in the skies: Alexandre Frota completes the first stage of his round-the-world trip by landing solo in the United States aboard a single-engine RV-10.

Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but in practice only 1 non-Iranian oil tanker managed to cross in 24 hours — before the blockade, 100 ships passed per day.

Astronomers place the world in front of a planet just 34 light-years away with a global ocean of magma, a sulfur-rich atmosphere, and temperatures exceeding 1,500°C that challenge the known limits of planetary physics.

From space, a geological “target” of 5.5 km embedded among the red canyons of Utah has challenged scientists for decades and may hide the mark of a colossal impact that has never been fully explained.

The Federal Institute offers more than 500 vacancies in free technical courses in Construction, Electrical Engineering, Nursing, Mechanics, Chemistry, Occupational Safety, and much more; the opportunities are offered by IFFluminense, in RJ.