Japan: Taiheiyo Cement plans to establish a fly ash washing plant at its Oita cement plant. It will collect fly ash generated by local government wastedisposal facilities and use this as a raw material to produce cement. In 2016 Taiheiyo Cement entered into a three-way agreement for the promotion of a recycling-based society with the local governments of Oita and Tsukumi and took part in talks concerning the recycling of waste materials generated within Oita Prefecture. Bottom ash generated by waste disposal facilities has been used at the Oita plant since 2007.
Taiheiyo Cement to build fly ash washing plant at its Oita plant
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