Or annual income growth of more than 150 million! Tongling Conch 500,000 tons of alternative fuels put into production! Cement "fuel revolution" is coming!

On June 22, Tongling Conch 3 # and 4 # Cement Kiln Alternative Fuel Comprehensive Utilization Project was successfully completed and formally put into operation. The project relies on two new dry cement kilns with a daily output of 10000 tons to build a production line with an annual processing capacity of 500000 tons of alternative fuels, supplemented by industrial solid waste, and practices the concept of green and low-carbon development. The

current external environment has given alternative fuels an unprecedented sense of urgency.

On the one hand, the promotion of double carbon target and the incorporation of cement industry into carbon market trading make carbon reduction not only a compulsory course for cement enterprises, but also an important way for enterprises to reduce comprehensive costs; On the other hand, coal is the main cost of cement production, reducing coal consumption can significantly reduce the production cost of enterprises, especially in the context of the current high coal prices, the advantages of alternative fuels are more obvious.

Huaxin Cement to " Huaxin Cement is a pioneer in alternative fuels in China. After more than ten years of continuous research and development, Huaxin has successfully converted domestic waste and industrial hazardous waste into alternative fuels for cement kilns. In 2024, the proportion of alternative fuel energy in primary energy consumption of Huaxin's domestic kiln line reached 26. Diwei Company took the lead in achieving a stable fuel substitution rate of more than 60%, reaching the international advanced level of 600000 tons of clinker per year. Annual saving of 26,600 tons of standard coal and reduction of low carbon emissions 8. The "Complete Technology and Application of Efficient Ecological Co-disposal of Solid Waste in Cement Kilns" led by Li Yeqing, President of Huaxin Cement, won the second prize of the 2016 National Science and Technology Progress Award.

Conch Cement is accelerating its catch-up in scale. In 2025, more than 26.90% of the coal used in the clinker base companies have promoted the use of alternative fuels, and a total of 40 technical renovation projects of alternative fuels have been put into operation. In 2025, the annual use of alternative fuels of Tongling Conch will reach 164000 tons, and the reduction of raw coal 5.

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. The commissioning of the 500000-ton new project means that the capacity of alternative fuels of Tongling Conch has more than tripled. 16.

Jinyu Jidong Cement will use a total of 3.1 million tons of more than 30 alternative fuels in 2024. Fuel substitution rate reached 11. Tianshan Material achieved thermal substitution rate in 2024. 4 . Red Lion Cement has 26 production lines using alternative fuels in 2023, with a total coal substitution rate of 13.5%. Cumulative use of alternative fuels 108. The calorific value substitution rate of Taiwan Cement's factories in mainland China is 1 in 2021.

From this set of data, we can clearly see two trends: First, alternative fuels are no longer the "advanced layout" of individual enterprises, but the "collective action" of leading enterprises-who does not use alternative fuels? Who will lose on the cost line at the starting point; Second, the benefits of cost reduction and carbon reduction brought by large-scale application have been quantitatively verified in cement enterprises. Four values of

alternative fuels: not only saving money

, the value of alternative fuels to cement enterprises can not be simply equated with "saving coal". From the data of the projects that have been put into operation and the practice of enterprises, alternative fuels have brought at least four dimensions of comprehensive benefits.

First, cost reduction-the higher the coal price, the more alternative fuels are needed. In 2025 , Tongling Conch will have an additional income of 59.14 million yuan; Hongshi Cement will have an income of about 17 yuan per ton of cement; industry practice shows that the cost per ton of clinker can be reduced by 10 to 15 yuan. When the coal price was high in 2022, alternative fuels broke out in the cement industry in the first wave-Red Lion, Huaxin and other enterprises seized the window period of coal price to increase rapidly. At present, coal prices have returned to a high level, and the second wave window of alternative fuels is opening.

Second, reduce carbon emissions-the "amulet" to deal with the implementation of the carbon market. It is a general trend for the cement industry to be incorporated into the national carbon trading market. Conch Cement will reduce more than 12 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions through alternative fuels in 2025; the annual emission reduction of a single project of Tongling Conch is 110,000 tons. Based on the price of carbon quota of about 80 yuan per ton, the value of carbon emission reduction alone amounts to nearly 10 million yuan-not counting the expectation of further upward carbon prices in the future. Alternative fuels reduce carbon while reducing the demand for carbon quota purchase. In the era of carbon cost becoming explicit expenditure, alternative fuels are the most pragmatic strategy for cement enterprises to deal with the carbon market.

Fourth, compliance hedging-to meet the hard constraints of policy. The Special Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Cement Industry clearly requires that by the end of 2025, the proportion of cement kilns using alternative fuel technology production lines will reach 30%, and the proportion of alternative fuel consumption in the cement industry will strive to reach 10%. The Tenth Five-Year Plan further proposes that by 2030, carbon emissions per unit of GDP will be reduced by 17%, and the transformation from "double control of energy consumption" to "double control of carbon emissions" will be completed in an all-round way. Alternative fuel is not only a means to reduce costs, but also a necessary option to meet the hard constraints of policy-not to build alternative fuel projects, the future will face not only cost disadvantages, but also compliance risks. From

29 to 30 July, " were released . During

the conference, we will also organize a visit to the first AI model and digital exhibition hall in the cement industry released by Conch Group. From alternative fuels to AI energy saving, the Wuhu Conference provides a one-stop technical map for cement enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency.