Cover Story Apr 01, 2018 Making Business Case There are three different types of competitive advantages that companies can actually tap - cost, product/service differentiation, and niche strategies. While the cost competitive advantage can be highly successfully employed, it has its own challenges.
Cover Story Apr 01, 2018 “Commitment of top management critical for boosting AFR use” The initial trend in cement industries started with utilisation of easy to use alternative fuels (AF) materials like biomass, segregated non-recyclable plastic waste, etc.
Cover Story Jan 01, 2018 Lower capacity utilisation has impacted overall efficiency Indian cement industry has been innovative and has adopted state-of-the-art technologies in areas such as resource conservation, environmental protection, energy conservation, waste utilisation, low carbon technologies, and so on.
Report Dec 31, 2017 Eliminating landfills India today collects close to 1,00,000 tonnes of waste per day (the generation is higher and so we see the waste everywhere). And as we urbanise, this problem will only dramatically increase.
Technology Dec 01, 2017 Journey of AFR with indigenous systems Though the Indian cement industry has achieved excellence in energy efficiency, AFR (alternative fuel and raw material) usage still remains an area where much more can be done.
Feature Nov 01, 2017 Waste to Energy Generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), also called urban solid waste, includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial waste, construction and demolition debris, sanitation residue, and waste from streets collected by a municipality within a given area.
Feature Nov 01, 2017 MSW co-processing: A ‘Swatch Bharat’ initiative Management and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) has caught up speed in last two years, after Prime Minister’s office underlined its need under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. This initiative is considered as India’s biggest drive ever and is being encouraged and promoted by eminent people with support from all strata of society.
Feature Jul 01, 2017 In Pursuit of Greener India For many cement companies in India, AFR represents an important business opportunity because it reduces fuel costs and CO2 emissions. By dealing safely with wastes that are often difficult to dispose of in any other way, cement manufacturers are able to provide an important service to society.
Feature Jul 01, 2017 We are targeting 25% TSR by 2020 Since its inception, Vicat’s focus has been on utilisation of alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) in its cement plants. Started with a thermal substitution rate (TSR) of around 5 per cent in 2012, Milind Murumkar, Advisor – AFR, Vicat India Group, says that the company has reached to a level of 20 per cent in the last five years.