EP100 Member Case StudyYanbu Cement Company
As pressure builds on the cement industry to address GHG emissions, Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) has taken a lead by digitising its energy performance monitoring.
YCC is one of the largest cement manufacturers in Saudi Arabia, exporting around two million metric tons per year to Africa, Europe and the Americas.
As a member of EP100, the company has implemented an energy management system (EnMS) in line with ISO 50001, to achieve a 30% energy productivity improvement by 2025 (2010 baseline).
YCC uses advanced software, available on mobile devices, to optimise its use of energy at no additional expense.
it enables the company to continually monitor, evaluate and identify opportunities for improvement. These include shutting down YCC’s three oldest production lines and upgrading capacity and performance elsewhere. Since 2010 this has achieved:
- 5% reduction in running costs
- 18% increase in energy productivity
- More than US$5 million cost savings annually
- 1.5 million metric tons of CO2e avoided
YCC has also invested in more efficient technology. A new turbine generating power from waste heat is saving nearly 200,000 metric tons of CO2 per year, and now meets over 15% of the plant’s electricity needs. New kilns and calciner burners have decreased fuel consumption, and output on YCC’s newest production line is up by 12,000 metric tons per day.
"Putting a focus on operational excellence has substantially increased our productivity and the commercial returns are very attractive."
Amr Nader, Chief Strategy, Operations & Industrial Excellence Officer, Yanbu Cement Company Progress
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