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Story By Enid Ninsiima
Hima Cement Limited has installed a new bag filter at its Kasese plant, a development that will eliminate emissions.
The $3.2 million (about Shs8 billion) technology
investment will bring the stack emissions in line with the Global
Environmental Standards. This is the second attempt the cement
manufacturer is moving to eliminate the emissions at its old production
line.
The installation is also a response to a public
outcry from residents who had protested against the fumes which they say
had caused deaths to their animals and different sicknesses among the
community.
This is a follow up to the 2010 Gas Conditioning
Tower investment to eliminate stack emissions on its old production
line. This comes after the electrostatic precipitator installed earlier
failed to eliminate the emissions because of frequent power cuts.
“Hima Cement invested significant resources to
conduct environmental impact assessment to ensure that the plant
operations met all the required environmental standards for its
manufacturing processes and operations,” Mr Peter Robson, the Hima
Cement’s plant manager, said on Wednesday, adding: “Apart from the
benefit of improved efficiencies, the installation also goes a long way
in compliance to Global environmental standards.”
Capacity
Mr Jackson Molo, the project manager, said the new technology is an industrial filtering system where they have used specially designed filter cloth bags with a capacity to hold high temperatures of up to 250 degrees centigrade.
Mr Jackson Molo, the project manager, said the new technology is an industrial filtering system where they have used specially designed filter cloth bags with a capacity to hold high temperatures of up to 250 degrees centigrade.
The cement manufacture production capacity increased from 300,000 tonnes per year to 850,000 tonnes per year.
