ACQUIRED IN 1998 BY THE GERMAN HEIDELBERGCEMENT GROUP, THE ROMANIAN PLANT IN NEAMȚ COUNTY HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES IN EASTERN EUROPE FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IT HAS MADE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD, STARTING WITH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS TO MAKE ITS CEMENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE.
HENCE THE MEETING WITH ENTSORGA AND ITS LINE TO MOVE AND FEED THE CEMENT PLANT’S KILNS WITH SOLID RECOVERED FUEL (SRF).
SOCIETY
With investments totaling more than 550 million euros, Heidelberg Materials is one of the most important German investors in Romania. The Group entered the Romanian market in 1998, from which time the company’s investments in environmental protection have increased to more than 61 million euros, again with the aim of improving standards and technologies for reducing noise, dust and emissions.
ENTSORGA SOLUTION
Heidelberg Materials chose Entsorga technologies for the Tasca plant in Romania to succeed in making the use of green fuels also cost-effective.
Entsorga provided the Group with a highly automated line to move and feed the kilns, which was entirely designed and built to ensure that the cement plant not only saves emissions but also saves energy.
HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS
The heart of the handling line is the Spider® automatic overhead crane, with a 22-meter gauge and a 12-ton hook load capacity. The fully automatic handling system stores and moves SRF quickly and safely and, thanks to proprietary software, can handle large quantities of fuels, even in small spaces, controlling the loading and unloading speed always with maximum precision.
The Pelican® conveying and dosing system, with a total capacity of 10 tons per hour, feeds the 2 main kilns, ensuring a continuous and constant flow rate.
To maximally improve the calorific value of the SRF by selecting its constituent materials, Entsorga also supplied the material refining line, including a deferizer and an induction separator to recycle ferrous and non-ferrous materials, and a biofilter for odor control.
STRENGTHS OF THE SYSTEM
- Continuity of fuel supply, thanks to docking stations that avoid interruptions due to dump truck replacement.
- Full automation
- Ability to manage and maintain constant fuel flow rate according to plant needs
