Drogeheda Cement Plant
From Global Energy Monitor
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Background
The Drogeheda plant, also called the Platin Works, has undergone significant modernizations to enhance its production capacity, efficiency, and sustainability efforts. In 1972 The first kiln (Kiln 1) was commissioned, making Platin the first Irish cement plant to use the dry-process technology. In 1977 a second kiln (Kiln 2) was added. In 2008 the plant underwent a €200 million modernization project, leading to the commissioning of Kiln 3. This new kiln replaced Kiln 1 and doubled the plant’s production capacity to 2.8 million tonnes per year. The plant has gradually replaced fossil fuels with alternative fuels, such as Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), which now accounts for approximately 40% of the energy used in cement production.
