REDUCED LIABILITY
Using wastes as alternative fuels in cement kilns is the EPA’s highest rated and approved technology for energy bearing wastes. Cement kilns have the highest waste destruction rates at above 99.999%. Wastes are destroyed most effectively in cement kilns because they are exposed to temperatures above 2600°F and with long residence times. This combination means all the waste is used as energy and there is no waste left as residual ash being sent to landfill. Cement kilns are the preferred thermal treatment process for recovering energy from carbon rich industrial wastes.
WASTE AS ENERGY
We do more than dispose of your waste. We put it to work as energy to make cement. Cadence developed the use of Chem-Fuel® using industrial wastes to replace the use of non-renewable resources as fuels for use in cement kilns. We’ve been identifying carbon-rich wastes to use in our Chem-Fuel° program since 1975. We now supply almost 200,000 tons of coal replacement fuels annually to the cement industry with primary supply to Ash Grove Cement.
COST-EFFECTIVE DISPOSAL
Ash Grove and Cadence have more than 35 years’ experience working exclusively together and constantly developing our hazardous waste-derived fuel operations. The two fully-permitted RCRA Part B hazardous waste combustors are centrally located in Foreman, Arkansas and Chanute, Kansas. Using wastes as fuels is good for our environment and makes the US cement manufacturers more competitive by reducing their operational cost. Our joint experience, plant locations, and technology makes us the most efficient and lowest cost option to our customers.
CONSERVE RESOURCES
Your waste will NOT be wasted. Our sustainable practices uses the carbon content in waste to replace non-renewable fossil fuels. One ton of waste on average replaces one ton of coal used to heat the kiln. Cadences aids in the conservation of 125,000 tons of coal annually. Together both Cadence and Ash Grove Cement have reduced coal usage by over 3 million tons since 1986 when we began working together.
INDUSTRY LEADER
Cadence has 45 years of waste-derived fuels experience. We were the first to use liquid industrial waste in cement kilns as an alternative energy source. Our leadership pioneered the use of alternative fuels and has been involved in developing this industry since the 1960s. Since exclusively joining forces with Ash Grove Cement in 1986, Cadence is and has been the exclusive supplier of hazardous waste derived fuels to Ash Grove Cement since 1986.
Our Affiliates
In 1975 Cadence was the first to use carbon-rich waste as fuel in cement kilns.
Today, this fuel called Chem-Fuel® has helped industries large and small manage their hazardous wastes in the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible way possible. Since Chem-Fuel® replaces coal and other fossil fuels, these non-renewable resources can stay in the ground.
Chem-Fuel® is good for the industry and good the environment.
Burn Tanks at the Foreman Arkansas plant
CADENCE CHEM-FUEL® PROCESSORS
Nearby and ready to serve your needs
Chem-Fuel® cement kiln energy recovery permanently removes your generated waste from the environment while conserving coal and helping to make the world's most important building product … cement.
We like to say...
"When your waste is used as Chem-Fuel® it's GONE FOR GOOD!"
TSDF/FUEL BLENDERS
Thousands of customers across the country work with Cadence-approved Fuel Blenders to prepare kiln ready fuel for Ash Grove Cement.
BULK LIQUIDS (K-Blend)
Roughly half of the liquid waste Cadence receives meets our "kiln-ready" specifications and is sent directly from waste generators to an Ash Grove Cement kiln as part of our Generator Direct program. Waste that does not immediately meet our "kiln-ready" specifications is directed to our national network of TSDF processors also referred to in the industry as “fuel blenders”. Cadence has worked with many of these environmental service providers since the 1970s developing processes and specifications to blend optimal Chem-Fuel® supply for the Ash Grove Cement kilns.
What are the benefits?
NEARBY
Most processors in the Cadence network are conveniently located in the proximity of major manufacturing centers throughout the country. That means wherever you are, there will likely be an experienced processor close by.
VERSATILITY
Processors can accept a wide variety of Btu-rich, carbon-based waste. Chances are good that the waste you generate can be processed into Chem-Fuel®. If your waste is greater than 5,000 Btu/pound - liquids, sludge and/or solids - it can be processed into Chem-Fuel®.
CONVENIENCE
Our waste processor network can accept your waste in any amount in the way most convenient to you - rail, bulk, roll-offs and/or drums. As part of our service, a Cadence team member will work with you to identify which of your hazardous wastes streams can be included in the Chem-Fuel® program.
PROFESSIONAL
Chem-Fuel® Processors in the Cadence network will manage your waste properly according to all applicable Federal and State regulations.
Railcar Cleaning
CLEAN RAILCARS are essential for proper business operation as well as regulatory compliance. After unloading, some material still remains inside on the bottom and sides of the railcar. Cadence offers TWO options for cleaning and compliance.
At Ash Grove Cement in Chanute, Kansas
After railcars are unloaded, Cadence offers multi-level railcar cleaning services including the disposal of hazardous waste.
Level 1 Clean
RCRA
Railcars are cleaned to conform with RCRA empty standards.
Level 2 Clean
DOT
Railcars are cleaned to conform with DOT empty standards.
Whether you choose Level 1 or Level 2 cleaning, BOTH come with
Cadence's super fast turnaround so you can get your railcars back in service quickly.
Our Experience Makes All The Difference
- RCRA and DOT Cleaning
- Waste profiling
- Advanced high-pressure cleaning
- Fast turnaround
- Waste disposal in the Ash Grove Chanute cement kiln
- Experience you can count on
Our professional team cleans railcars containing hard-to-remove sludges, solids, or other hardened, contaminated materials. We use specially designed, heavy-duty high pressure water jet systems which allow us to safely and economically clean most any railcar in the US. Our experience reduces your liability and ensures safe and compliant railcar cleaning.
The Generator Direct program gives generators added convenience and cost-saving efficiency.
Waste meeting the "Kiln-Ready" specifications can be sent directly to an Ash Grove Cement kiln for energy recovery. Wastes not meeting “Kiln-Ready” specifications can be routed to a Cadence approved TSDF Fuel Blender for further processing. Either way, waste generators save time and money and have the assurance that 100% of their waste will be used in Ash Grove's fully permitted state-of-the-art cement kiln.
One-hundred percent of the waste is used.
Nothing is left over. Nothing is landfilled.
Ash Grove and Cadence have more than 35 years’ experience in hazardous waste-derived fuel operations. The two fully-permitted RCRA Part B hazardous waste combustors are centrally located in Foreman, Arkansas and Chanute, Kansas. Both plants were designed specifically for handling alternative fuels and rank amongst the highest fuel substitution rates in the United States. Together both plants service the entire US with customers located from the West Coast to the East Coast and the Gulf Coast up through the Midwest. Whether shipping by railcars or over the road tankers; customers have come to rely on Cadence and Ash Grove Cement as a key part of their waste management plan.
Bulk Solids
Thanks to Cadence's innovative technologies, waste can be used as energy in many forms from solid to liquid and virtually everything in between. This means that more generators from more industries can take advantage of environmental and economic benefits by using Cadence waste-to-energy technologies. Sludges and bulk solids typical of refinery waste become part of the KalcinerDirect® program and are off-loaded and pumped directly to the advanced downdraft calciner on the Ash Grove Cement kiln in Foreman, Arkansas.
ASH GROVE • FOREMAN, ARKANSAS
Closest Kiln to Gulf-Coast Refineries
Off-loading bay designed to get your trucks unloaded fast!
FAST UNLOADING
- SAME DAY turnarounds
- RCRA clean boxes
- No liners
LARGE CAPACITY
- Can manage all projects, from small to large
- Up to six boxes per day
PRE SAMPLING
- Expedites onsite unloading
- Expedites box return
The Ash Grove Cement kiln in Foreman, Arkansas features an advanced Downdraft Calciner. That means when your refinery waste goes in, it's gone for good.
LOW TRANSPORTATION COSTS
KalcinerDirect® is ideal for these wastes...and more!
- K170 Clarified Slurry Oil
- F037 F038 Oil/Water/Solids Separation Sludge
- K049 Slop Oil Emulsion
- K051 API Separator Sludge
- K169 Crude Oil Storage Tank Sediment
YOUR PUMPABLE SLUDGES & SOLIDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE KILN.
NOTHING is leftover. NOTHING is landfilled.
CEMENT KILN CAPACITY Specially designed for refinery sludges and solids.
LARGE CAPACITY Up to six boxes per day - Roll-offs and Vac Boxes.
LIVE UNLOADING Less than two hour RCRA Clean turnarounds.
NON HAZARDOUS WASTE & BYPRODUCT REUSE
Since 1975, Cadence has been helping customers dispose liquid and solid hazardous waste by using it as fuel in one of Ash Grove’s cement kilns. Many non hazardous wastes can be reused in the same way. Rubber, plastics, biomass, textiles, paper, cardboard, wood and other similar materials can also be used as cement kiln fuel or raw materials. If you generate these or other similar non hazardous wastes, the Cadence team is ready to offer you surprising convenience, cost-saving and environmental friendly disposal.
Simply complete a waste description form, send us a sample for analysis and you’ll get approval notification within a day or two. If everything looks good, your trucks can get rolling shortly thereafter. We make it easy for you to be on your way to savings and sustainability by putting your non hazardous waste to work making cement.
BENEFITS
Benefits of using Cadence and Ash Grove to dispose of your non hazardous wastes.
- Waste are gone for good in the intense heat of a cement kiln.
- Customer long-term liability is eliminated.
- Cement kilns are an environmentally sound alternative to landfills.
- Cadence and Ash Grove are the industry’s most experienced waste management partners.
- The industry’s best pricing and customer service.
Contact Cadence today to get started, or for more information.
REPURPOSING WASTE AS RAW MATERIALS
To make Portland cement, huge amounts of lime, calcium, silica, iron, alumina are used as raw materials. These key ingredients are also found in a wide variety of industrial wastes from boiler ash to spent filter cakes - from treated waste water to foundry sand. Typically, these materials are sent to landfills.
WE HAVE A BETTER WAY
If you generate these types of wastes, Cadence can help you reach your sustainability goals by repurposing these wastes as raw materials in an Ash Grove cement kiln. Cement kilns require huge amounts of these raw materials so, however much you generate Ash Grove can reuse your waste to make cement. When wastes are safely incorporated in cement they are gone for good and so is your long-term liability.
- Filter Cakes
- Bauxite
- Foundry Sand
- Mill Scale
- Ceramics
- Bottom Ash
- Slag
- Catalysts
- Sludges
- Silicate
- Kaolin
- Abrasives or other similar wastes...
We want to use it as an alternative raw material to make cement.
One call to Cadence is all it takes. You generate the waste, we handle the details. It couldn’t be easier, more cost effective or more environmentally friendly.
Cadence Corporate Offices
Cadence Environmental Energy
One Cadence Park Plaza
Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone 219.879.0371
Attn: Sue Soulcheck
National Sales Headquarters
Cadence Environmental Energy
2219 Sawdust Road - Suite 1505
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone 936.242.1008
Fax 936.242.1257
Attn: Lisa Lopez
or Michelle Torres
Foreman Laboratory
Cadence Technical
Services Laboratory
4454 Highway 108 W.
Foreman, AR 71836
Phone 870.542.3093
Attn: Emily Jones
Chanute Laboratory
Cadence Technical
Services Laboratory
1801 North Santa Fe St.
Chanute, KS 66720
Phone 620.431.1750
Attn: Jessica Gray