CementirHolding S.p.A, the parent company of Neales Waste Management, has announced that it will move the recycling and resource management company from the group’s Recydia division into its Nordic & Baltic division.
The restructure will see Blackburn-based Neals Waste Management join the same division as the cement manufacturer’s Aalborg Portland plant in Denmark.
According to the group, the restructure will secure the Aalborg plant’s ‘long-term off-take’ for the fuel produced at Neales’ SRF (solid recovered fuel) and recycling facility in Lancashire.
Commenting on the restructure, Neales Director Hugh Stewart, said: “Whilst we always endeavour to find local off-take for our fuels and welcome the continued expansion of capacity in the UK, the reality is that the export market will continue to provide a cost effective and sustainable solution for some time to come.
“In contrast to energy-from-waste facilities the use of SRF in cement manufacture results in a truly zero waste to landfill solution as the resultant ash is used in the manufacture of the product. ”
“Our closer working relationship with Aalborg is not only exciting news in terms of providing consistent and sustainable off take for our own high grade fuel but will also enable us to provide access to the facility for other manufactured fuels and specific waste streams, which can be used by the plant to offset traditional fossil fuels.”
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