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| Lafarge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Lafarge announces that its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project which substitutes alternative, biomass energy sources for fossil fuels in two of its cement plants in Malaysia, has been validated by the CDM Executive Board, in line with the framework established by the Kyoto Protocol. The CDM project was approved by Malaysian and French authorities. It is the first CDM project of its kind to be registered by the cement industry. It is also the second CDM project to be registered by Lafarge, the first being a wind farm, powering the Group's Tetouan cement plant in Morocco which was inaugurated in September 2005. The Malaysian project involves the substitution of a percentage of imported coal with a biomass alternative, Palm Kernel Shells (PKS), in the cement manufacturing process. PKS are a waste product of Malaysia's palm oil industry. PKS now account for over 5% of energy used in the heating process of the plants' kilns during the production of cement. Lafarge is currently developing two other CDM projects, one in India and another in Brazil. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |