Adocem stands out by creating a legal framework, putting rules and order to investments for industries to be able to co-process
The Dominican cement industry is confident that the Technical Regulation Project for the Planning, Design, Construction and Operation of Urban Solid Waste Recovery Plants will be approved at the end of this year, which represents a great step forward in the management of industrial solid waste, reduction of clinker imports and use of fossil fuels.
The regulation is under public consultation until October 30, 2024, after a 45-day extension in order to have robust participation from interested parties.
The Executive Director of the Dominican Association of Cement Producers (Adocem), Julissa Baezexpressed the regulation includes a chapter for the recovery of waste in cement kilns, an initiative that has been promoted as part of the sustainability strategy of that industry.
He highlighted that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, together with cooperation from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), did a good job in preparing the chapter on the revaluation of cement kilns.
He said that cement producing companies have invested many resources to have the physical structure that will allow them to revalue their waste and that of other industries, so this regulation creates a legal framework that sets rules and order for investments for industries. be able to process.
