Transcript APP for Climate and Clean Dev. Cement Task Force Meeting 4.46 Mb

Overview of Canada’s Cement
Sector and Climate Change Action
Asia Pacific Partnership for Climate and Clean Development
Cement Task Force Meeting
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
May 13, 2008
Overview
• Overview of the Canadian Cement Industry
• Canada’s Cement Industry and Climate
Change
• Participation in APP CTF
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Cement Association of Canada
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is the voice of Canada’s cement
industry. Its membership comprises eight companies with clinker and cement
manufacturing facilities, granulating and grinding facilities, and distribution
terminals from Atlantic Canada to the Pacific coast.
Eight CAC Member Companies
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LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC.
Head Office: Calgary AB, Detroit, MI
Plants: Richmond, BC; Kamloops, BC;
Exshaw, AB; Bath, ON; Woodstock, ON;
St. Constant, QC; Brookfield, NS
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CIMENT QUEBEC INC.
Head Office and Plant: St. Basile (Portneuf), QC
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ESSROC ITALCEMENTI GROUP
Head Office: Mississauga, ON
Plant: Picton, ON
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FEDERAL WHITE CEMENT LTD.
Head Office and Plant: Woodstock, ON
[White Cement Producer]
LEHIGH - HANSON CANADA LIMITED
Head Office: Richmond, BC
Plant: Delta, BC; and Edmonton, AB
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GLACIER NORTHWEST CANADIAN LTD.
Head Office: New Westminster, BC
[Non-Producing Member]
ST. LAWRENCE CEMENT INC.
Head Office: Concord, ON
Plants: Mississauga, ON; Joliette, QC
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ST. MARYS CEMENT COMPANY
Head Office: Toronto ON
Plants: St. Marys, ON; Bowmanville, ON
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A National Industry
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Seven (7) companies operate 16 plants and produced 14.3 million tonnes of cement in 2006:
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Nova Scotia: 1 plant; 0.5 million tonnes
Quebec: 3 plants; 3.3 million tonnes
Ontario: 7 Plants; 6.3 million tonnes
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Alberta: 2 plants; 2.1 million tonnes
BC: 3 plants; 2.1 million tonnes
Note: Excludes the operations of CEMCO (not a CAC member company)
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A Global Industry
• Nearly 90% of production from 5 globally-based multi-national cement
companies:
Federal White
(Canada)
6%
Ciment Quebec
(Canada)
6%
Essroc - Italcementi
(Italy)
8%
Lehigh - Heidelberg
(Germany)
14%
St. Lawrence Holcim
(Switzerland)
14%
St. Marys Votorantim
(Brazil)
17%
LaFarge
(France)
35%
(% of Installed Capacity)
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Competitiveness
• Canadian producers export approximately 40% of production annually:
– Access to US export markets is critical to the competitiveness of Canadian
cement producers
• Climate change initiatives must be developed such that the
competitiveness of the industry is not adversely impacted
Canadian Share of US Imports
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Cement Industry’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Cement industry accounts for 1.6 % of Canada’s total
greenhouse gas emissions (6.7% of industry total of 24%):
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Source: Government of Canada (2005)
Cement Industry’s Air Pollutant Emissions
• Cement industry accounts for 1.0 % of total Canadian air
pollutant emissions (2% of industry total of 52%):
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Source: Government of Canada (2002)
Provincial
Clean Air and Climate Change Regulatory Frameworks
• Clean Air and Climate Change Regulatory Regimes are being initiated in
all provinces where Canadian Cement companies are located:
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Response to the Climate Change Challenge
• Improvements in energy efficiency
• Increased use of alternative and renewable energies
• Increased use of supplementary cementing materials
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Continued Improvements in Energy Efficiency
• Between 1990 and 2006, 11% improvement in the energy intensity
• CAC and Natural Resources Canada are jointly undertaking a
comprehensive energy benchmarking study to guide further
improvements
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Alternative and Renewable Energies
Proportion of Alternative and Renewable Energy Use in the
Global Cement Industry vs. Canadian Cement Industry
• In Canada, 91.7% of primary energy
used in the manufacture of cement
is derived from fossil fuels (coal and
pet coke).
• Alternative and renewable energies
currently used by cement producers
in Canada include: used oils, scrap
tires, oily waters and shales,
recovered solvents, etc…
Source: World Business Council on Sustainable Development, Cement Sustainability Initiative, 2004 and PCA Annual Yearbook
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Supplementary Cementing Materials
• Since 2003, improved the clinker/cement factor from 86.9%
to 83.9%
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APP Cement Task Force
• Canada’s cement industry is pleased to
participate in this important international
partnership:
– Canadian Input to Project 1 Complete
– Canadian Input to Projects 2, 3, 7, and 10
underway
– Interest in potential projects on alternative and
renewable energies and supplementary
cementing materials
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Thank you
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