The European Green Deal and especially the Climate Law (EC/2021/1119) impact not only the operation of power plants and by this the production of e.g. fly ash, but also the transport sector and the energy efficiency of buildings. To achieve the goal of carbon neutral electricity member states have already announced coal phase-out dates and work toward increased electricity production by other solutions. However, in Europe, still about 100 mt of coal combustion products are produced each year. In addition, especially fly ash is re-used from stocks when available and is also imported.
For carbon neutrality of constructions and construction products in particular, fly ash is a subject of increasing interest, especially for production of carbon-reduced cement and concrete. The declaration of sustainability factors is a must for future production, also data base entries for planners.
The report will be presented by Fabrice Fayola, president of the European Coal Combustion Products Association (ECOBA) at the upcoming Cementitious Materials International Technical and Trade Congress (Casablanca, Morocco, April 18 and 19, 2024), giving an update on the diverging developments of market needs and options by CCPs.
Fabrice Fayola is CEO of SURSCHISTE, specialist of fly ash since 1959, with a long experience in harvesting stockpile for 50 years and in processing ash in drying, mixing for more than 30 years. SURSCHISTE is now EP Power Minerals with the objective to develop Cementitious activities. Additionally, Mr. Fayola is the President of ECOBA, the European Combustion Association, in charge to promote the use and development of byproducts.
The Cementitious Materials International Technical and Trade Congress (Casablanca, Morocco, April 18 and 19, 2024) will debate various sustainable cementitious materials including ashes, slags, clays, fumes, pozzolana and innovative building materials derived from construction debris and demolition waste. The congress is bringing together traders, logistics, supply chain professionals to discuss trading flows as well as specialists showing how these alternative raw materials can be used in cement production and construction projects around the world.
Fabrice Fayola, President of ECOBA: We are delighted to participate to this forum where technical and trade are combined to discover the various uses of ashes with a research that we value as essential for the European construction products coming from incineration of coal. It will be my pleasure to showcase every work done by ECOBA to improve the ash use and reduce CO2 in cement and concrete.
Beatrice Ene, Managing Director Industry Link: We are honored to be endorsed by the most important organization in Europe on Coal Combustion By-products as the Congress is offering professionals from the industry a unique platform for sharing insights, innovative research, and discussing future sustainable construction trends.
More details can be found here: www.industrylink.eu or at contact@industrylink.eu. ECOBA members benefit of 10% discount to the delegate registration fee if they use the code ECOBA10 when sending their registration form at contact@industrylink.eu.
About ECOBA
ECOBA was founded in 1990 by European energy producers to deal with matters related to the usage of construction raw materials from coal. The initial membership consisted of 10 companies and associations from across Europe, all generators of electricity and heat. Since then more companies have been elected as members giving the association 24 full members from 15 countries across Europe.
ECOBA members represent over 86 % of the CCP production in the EU 28 countries. ECOBA has associations with other international institutions providing a vast network of contacts and experience. ECOBA has been particularly active in the development of European standards and is represented on a number of CEN committees. ECOBA is also a member of World Wide Coal Combustion Products Network international association.
