According to the recently issued Notice on Launching a Three-Year Action Plan for Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction in Key Industries (NDRC [2026] No. 698), the cement industry faces critical mandates during the 15th Five-Year Plan carbon peaking window.

This nationwide, top-down capacity shakeout is not a simple decommissioning of legacy assets.

Driven by global net-zero and decarbonization targets, alternative fuels (SRF/RDF) have become a critical pathway for energy-intensive industries—such as cement and power generation—to reduce their carbon footprint.

The global transition toward Alternative Fuels (AF) in energy-intensive industries is accelerating. However, for many cement plant operators, the promise of cement kiln co-processing is severely bottlenecked by a frustrating reality: the operational unreliability of processing high-tensile, heterogeneous municipal and industrial solid waste.

Spotlight on Nanjing Alternative Fuels Conference | Harden’s Three Low-OPEX Solutions Cover All Industry Scenarios!

Data shows that waste tires possess a high calorific value of 25–30 MJ/kg, which is 10% to 20% higher than that of coal. With 1 ton of TDF capable of replacing 1.2 tons of standard coal, it has become a highly efficient alternative fuel for modern heavy industries.

The global waste plastics industry is currently highly focused on chemical recycling. From pyrolysis and gasification to catalytic cracking and monomer recovery, advanced chemical technologies are widely seen as the ultimate solution to breaking the limits of mechanical recycling.

In the green transition of the cement industry, Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and Alternative Fuels (AF) have evolved from niche waste solutions to core strategic tools, offering the dual advantage of carbon reduction and coal substitution.

Choosing a shredder for your waste is a lot like finding a life partner: The right match is a "marriage made in heaven," while the wrong one is nothing but "mutual misery."