Arabian Cement Company (ACC) announced the successful commissioning of the latest addition to the alternative fuel processing machinery at its plant, located in Suez Governorate. Jose Magrina, ACC Chief Executive Officer said that this state-of-the-art equipment, called “Hot Disc” allows ACC’s plant to rely completely on coal and alternative fuel to run its operations. Moreover, it enables the plant to operate its kilns using alternative fuel materials directly without the need to pretreat them. ACC now has a designed fuel mix of 70% coal and 30% alternative fuels. The alternative fuel that will be used will be a mixture of agricultural wastes, municipal sludge, and RDF. Use of alternative fuel is expected to result in reducing emissions by approximately 60,000 tons of CO2/yr on average. Arabian Cement Company (ACC) was first established in 1997 by a group of Egyptian entrepreneurs, who aspired to establish a leading Egyptian cement company. The cement factory is located in the Suez Governorate. It produces five million tons of first quality cement, approximately 10% of Egypt’s production. The company is a joint venture between Cementos La Union, a Spanish investor holding the majority of shares, and a group of Egyptian investors.
