Cemex signs agreement to operate the second Regenera facility in Egypt
Cemex has signed an agreement with Assiut Governorate to operate the second Regenera facility in Egypt. The facility receives around 7000 tonnes of municipal solid waste monthly and through this agreement, Cemex will be treating the waste to generate alternative fuels prior to compost production – ensuring minimal residual waste to landfill.
Following the first Regenera facility in Mahala that started operating last May, the Assiut agreement builds on Cemex’s solid and impactful presence in the governorate and connects with its investments in the cement plant for a greater impact. In 2023, the company has invested over 2.5M$ in an alternative fuel dryer in the Assiut plant. Through proper waste management and segregation, the dryer recovers thermal energy from the clinker production process, improving the alternative fuel quality and maximizing substitution of fossil fuels which reduces CO2 emissions. Additionally, this initiative benefits the residents of the governorate by ensuring safe treatment of all daily waste collections, while reducing the negative impacts associated with landfilling.
As an industry leader in climate action and the commitment towards being a net-zero company in 2050, Cemex's Regenera business comes as a part of Cemex's efforts to support a circular economy including the receiving, managing, recycling, composting and recovering of waste. Regenera supports the ambition to use more non-recyclable waste and industrial by-products as a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and natural raw materials.
About Regenera:
With over 20 years of experience in waste management solutions, Cemex launched Regenera, a business specialized in providing circularity solutions to extend the life cycle of products and materials by reusing them into value-added products. Regenera leverages Cemex's global expertise and infrastructure to use waste and industrial byproducts as sustainable substitutes for fossil fuels and natural raw materials in its production processes, by offering a wide range of tailored services including reception, management, recycling, and coprocessing of waste.
Notes to Editors:
Cemex announced its Climate Action strategy; ‘Future in Action – Committed to Net Zero CO2’ in February 2020, along with updated targets in November 2022 and as part of this, by 2030 it plans:
- To be below 430kg of CO2 per ton of cementitious material, equivalent to a 47% reduction*.
- To reduce the carbon content per cubic meter of concrete to 150kg, equivalent to a 41% reduction.
- To reach 65% in clean electricity consumption by 2030.
- To reduce Scope 3 transport emissions by 30% by 2030.
- For Vertua lower-carbon products to account for majority (50%+) of cement and concrete sales by 2025.
* According to our 1990 baseline
About Cemex:
Cemex is an industry leading global construction materials and solutions company that is building a better future through more sustainable products and solutions. Cemex is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and development. Cemex is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in its operations with the use of new technologies. Cemex offers cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanisation solutions in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience, enabled by digital technologies. For more information please visit: www.cemex.com
