A specific Central Environment Management Committee has been established for
measuring, recording, and reducing CO2 emissions. The committee conducts carbon
footprint analysis in accordance with ISO and IPCC norms. Throughout the production
process, CO2 emissions, both direct and indirect, are measured. We follow emission
control, energy efficient technologies, waste heat recovery, and alternative fuels
and raw materials.
Our cement plant is energy-efficient, and Polad Cement is proud of it. Our
initiatives include the following as part of the greenbelt's development: Because of
the tree planting, there won't be much dust created on the campus. The presence of
this green zone has allowed the temperature of the plant to be 1-2 degrees lower
than the surroundings. We are in favour of any plans for local employment in the
horticulture sector. Utilizing recovered waste water requires the use of efficient
techniques such as drip irrigation.
There are several varieties of 53 Grade Cement available
on the market, and they all have unique compositions. Popular cement recognized for
its excellent strength and enhanced lime content, Polad Cement is perfect for all
types of concrete. Gypsum and aluminum sulphate are used to make the widely used
form of cement known as Polad Cement. It is perfect for tasks that must be finished
in a hurry. Additionally, there is low-heating cement, which is often produced using
decreased tri-calcium aluminate.
This specific cement variety's
specialization is that it is mostly employed for large-scale building projects like
dams, overrides, etc. In addition to all of these, there is sulfate-resisting
cement, which is primarily used for retaining walls, culverts, syphons, or canal
linings and contains a high percentage of tri-calcium aluminate. Another type of
cement that is similarly popular on the market is High Alumina Cement, which is made
by combining bauxite and lime. These cement types are mostly employed in climates
with extreme heat, acidic activity, or frost.
Its importance is the outcome of a distinctive water gathering technique. To store rainwater, we turned our dug trenches into reservoirs. This amount of water storage is enough to meet the needs of the facility as well as three nearby communities for three years in a row. Due to the severe lack of water in the region, we have also built four check dams to provide the water needed for various agricultural and horticultural operations. It is a godsend for the residents of the nearby villages who utilise this water for a variety of uses, including irrigation, feeding livestock, residential usage, etc.
Water management and water conservation are handled by Polad Cement, a centralised organisation. The following actions have been taken to reduce online monitoring and water use metering. Through training programmes, raising awareness recycling water Using RO, DM, and boiler reject water for plantation irrigation Utilizing 100% recycling to provide zero discharge, watering crops with drip irrigation, Utilizing naturally occurring Root Zone Treatment System to treat recycled wastewater and installing auto sensors to reduce water waste. Cycle of Concentration (COC) improvements for seawater cooling towers Process optimization for water conservation using air balance
Polad Cement looks for approaches to satiate rising demand while lessening the carbon footprint of the concrete generated. A number of methods have been found for creating more sustainable cement, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), material substitution, alternative fuels, and energy-efficient technology (Habert et al., 2020; Ighalo and Adeniyi, 2020). The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) developed a roadmap that identified four levers (improving energy efficiency, switching to alternative fuels, lowering the clinker to cement ratio, and utilising cutting-edge and innovative technologies) to reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete production.