Carbon reduction and emerging processesEX-021

Recycled-mineral clinker trial at Altkirch

Holcim · Altkirch, France · 2022

Use this record when

The decision this case can inform

Qualify recycled mineral chemistry and product performance before scaling a trial.

Evidence scope

Producer-reported evidence. Trial evidence; long-term operating performance is not established.

Source-supported facts

What the public record actually establishes

2 sourced points
  1. F1

    A clinker trial used recycled mineral sources, including wood ash.

  2. F2

    Holcim reports a trial using entirely recycled mineral inputs.

Structured interpretation

Facts and reported results are kept separate from the lesson a plant may choose to test.

01

Operating context

The producer tested replacing virgin mineral inputs.

02

Intervention or finding

A clinker trial used recycled mineral sources, including wood ash.

03

Documented result

Holcim reports a trial using entirely recycled mineral inputs.

04

Plant interpretation

Qualify recycled mineral chemistry and product performance before scaling a trial.

05

Transfer boundary

Producer-reported trial, not proof of continuous operation or zero emissions. The cited page places the trial in June 2022; this record uses the year only.

Before applying the lesson

Questions to verify at your plant

These are decision checks, not operating instructions. Resolve them through local risk assessment, technical review, and authorization.

  1. 01

    Check input chemistry, trace contaminants, product performance and the definition of recycled content.

  2. 02

    What equipment, materials and operating conditions differ at your plant?

  3. 03

    What baseline and follow-up evidence would establish whether this change works locally?