Cemex continues to demonstrate the innovative spirit present throughout its organisation with the trial of an industry-first discharge system for cement, which can be fully powered by electricity to substantially reduce fuel use and subsequent emissions.

The system, the brainchild of a Cemex employee, has been trialled in Cemex’s UK cement operation, where it has performed effortlessly. Not only has the use of electricity to power the discharge equipment cut emissions, but it has enabled a faster turnaround and significantly quieter delivery. Longer-term, vehicle wear and tear are also reduced.

The benefit to the environment of incorporating this equipment into a commercial fleet is considerable; the trial has demonstrated a potential saving of over 4,000kg of CO2 in a year, per vehicle using the system, as well as 330 gallons of fuel.

Matthew Wild, Vice President of Supply Chain and Procurement for Cemex EMEA, commented: “We have been very impressed with the results of the initial trial of the electric discharge equipment in our cement business. Every single delivery that uses this system to discharge cement, rather than the tanker’s own fuel, saves 13.5kg of CO2; if this equipment was used across our fleet over a full year the difference to our supply chain emissions would be considerable.”

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