Co-processing in cement industry as a preferential mechanism

The Indian government has made significant changes to its policy on hazardous waste as part of efforts to encourage re-use and safe disposal of hazardous waste (HW) – an effort that can be attributed in part to IIP, the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) of India, cement companies, and a specially-organized Forum of Regulators.

The new rules for hazardous waste, which were...

Recipe for change: Recycling coal plant residue to make bricks

Up until a few decades ago, being a brick-maker in India unequivocally meant moulding clay bricks by hand and manufacturing them in coal-fired kilns. This backbreaking work predestined brick-makers to wretched conditions, long hours and exposure to high levels of soot, a scourge on the lungs.

While this scenario is still an everyday reality for many, those that are modernizing their...

Getting Smarter About Resource Use in Asia

When it comes to resource use, Asia is by far the world’s biggest consumer. Yet it also has enormous potential to be more resource efficient. The results of a three-year study that shine a light on how to do just that have just been made public by researchers at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Support Component, Australia’s...

Mapping our achievements

2014 has proven to be a busy and productive year for IIP. In total, we took part in fourteen initiatives that straddled the US, China and India as well as more further afield.

Highlights, which are all documented in our 2014 annual report, included:

IIP’s best practices databases, which now get over 18,000 visitors per month from countries all over the world...

Event brings together Indian cement industry to address environmental issues

India has made progress in increasing the use of alternate fuels and raw materials (AFR) in the cement industry, but it still has some way to go to make a real environmental impact, Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) Vice President, Dr S. Chouksey, told 250 delegates at a conference in New Delhi on February 19-20.

“While we have achieved some important milestones till now, there is...

Launch Workshop for the Knowledge Exchange Platform

26 February, 2015, New Delhi

A Knowledge Exchange Platform was launched by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in partnership with IIP for transfer of best practices in industries covered under the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. The British High Commission, India, is supporting IIP in this initiative. PAT is a flagship initiative of BEE, which is a mechanism for promoting...

How technology and training is greening India's steel re-rolling industry

Published in Energy Efficiency Business & Industry, November 2014

With a booming economy, demand for construction materials has skyrocketed in India. In particular, the need for steel has grown in recent years, with production registering a cumulative annual growth rate...