KM_C654e-20190503153157

This document is a submission by PPC Cement Ltd to the Department of Environmental Affairs regarding its Pollution Prevention Plans under the National pollution prevention regulations of 2017, focusing on greenhouse gas emissions.

• PPC Cement Ltd's total greenhouse gas emissions for the 2017 financial year (FY2017) were 3,001,373 tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This total includes 1,736,951 tonnes of CO2 from non-energy metallic start-up fuel and coal for combustion, and 1,264,422 tonnes of CO2 equivalents from the calcination of limestone to produce clinker.
• Approximately 60% of emissions from cement production are caused by the calcination process, which results in 525 kgCO2 per tonne of clinker; the document states that a significant portion of these specific emissions cannot be mitigated.
• PPC's emission calculations for projected values are based on production plans that assume a 3% increase over the current financial year sales forecast, with the financial year running from April to the end of March.
• The company's mitigation strategy includes a 'Mega Plant strategy', a 'Product extension strategy' involving the use of fly ash, limestone, slags, and other MAC's, an 'Energy project roadmap', and the implementation of an Energy Management system (EnMS) to improve operational efficiencies.
• PPC asserts that FY2017 emissions are unsuitable for use as baselines because they were dependent on demand and plant utilisation. Future reporting will follow a Tier 2 methodology based on annual emissions from January to December.

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@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndkmc654e20190503153157, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{KM\_C654e-20190503153157}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PPC-PPP-May-2019.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }