Coal for cement: Present and future trends

摘要

Coal provides around 90% of the energy consumed by cement plants around the world, despite the environmental harm caused by its combustion. It takes 200-450kg of coal to produce It of cement. The cement industry consumes around 4% of global coal production, around 330Mt/yr. Given the rapidly-expanding infrastructure projects underway around the world, particularly in developing countries where coal is the main fuel, coal consumption for cement is here to stay. Here Global Cement discusses the global coal industry, including trends and regulations and gives a forecast for coal use by the sector in 2050.