India's ACC mulls waste management

Cement major ACC Limited has decided to extend waste management solutions to local industrial units in the steel city and its adjoining areas.

Director (alternative fuels and raw materials business) of ACC Limited Ulhas V. Parlikar who was in the steel city today said that a facility for waste management would soon come up at Jhinkpani in the West Singhbhum district. The cement major runs a plant at Jhinkpani, about 80km from Jamshedpur.

"We have started approaching the units to collect the industrial wastes for co-processing at the cement kiln in Jhinkpani plant. The expertise for co-processing services would be provided by Holcim, a Switzerland-based global cement manufacturer and a leader in co-processing of waste," said Parlikar.

He said they have identified 26 types of industries all over the world whose wastes can be co-processed. Co-processing in cement kiln is the most advanced technology for safe and effective disposal of hazardous and other waste.

Country head of Holcim, Ramesh Suri who accompanied Parlikar, revealed that they have already started providing waste management solutions to industries based in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.

According to Suri, for starting the co-processing of industrial wastes at Jhinkpani the company has received the approval from state pollution control board.

"We welcome enquiries for our waste management services from industrial units in Jamshedpur and its adjoining areas," said Suri.

The company would also approach the municipal bodies and notified area committees for collecting the municipal wastes so that it can be co-processed at the cement kiln.