Mary visits Suez to celebrate one million tonnes of alternative fuel

Mary with John Slinger MP for Rugby (L), and Adam Read (R), Chief Sustainability & External Affairs Officer at Suez

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK celebrates 1 million tonnes of alternative fuel with Cemex at its industry-leading Malpass farm facility.

The partnership has helped to reduce coal consumption by over 750,000 tonnes at Cemex’s Rugby Cement Plant. This is in addition to downstream carbon emissions savings from supply chain activities that would previously have been associated with shipping and transporting coal to site.

SUEZ works with Cemex, a leading provider of cement and building materials, to produce an alternative fuel to heat the kiln at its cement plant in Rugby, Warwickshire. As well as using Climafuel® to heat the process at Rugby, the ash that is produced from this is then also incorporated into the clinker produced in the kiln, which is the primary ingredient for the cement making process.

Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh said, “This government is committed to cutting waste and moving to a circular economy so that we keep resources in use for longer, accelerate the path to net zero, and increase investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs. I was delighted to visit SUEZ’s Malpass Farm facility today as they celebrated their significant milestone, providing a shining example of partnership working in action.”