Leaders in waste-derived fuels and technology since 1975
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1979
Chem-Fuel® is used as a fossil fuel substitute in steel-making blast furnaces.
1981
Cadence developes a nation-wide fuel processing network to process waste into Chem-Fuel®.
1982
Cadence receives the nation’s highest environmental award from the President’s Council on Environmental Quality
1986
Cadence partners with Ash Grove Cement and becomes their exclusive ChemFuel® brand supplier.
1987
Cadence builds and staffs waste analysis laboratories at two Ash Grove Cement plants
1990
Cadence develops patented technology to feed solid fuel to the center of a rotating kiln.
1991
Cadence develops “FuelPacks” – the industry’s first containerized waste fuel for cement kilns
1993
Cadence is first to use whole scrap tires as alternative fuel for cement kilns.
1999
Cadence develops Mixing Air Technology for lowering NOx emissions in waste-burning cement kilns
2003
Cadence launches Generator Direct program allowing generators to send wastes meeting kiln specifications directly to the Ash Grove kilns in both Foreman, AR and Chanute, KS.
2004
Cadence installs its patented waste-to-energy technology on kilns throughout Europe.
2010
Cadence wins most “Innovative Technology Award” for Mixing Air Technology
2015
Cadence develops KalcinerDirect® allowing refinery waste to be sent from generator directly to the kiln.
2017
Cadence offers Gulf Coast refineries savings by offering the added capacity of the Ash Grove, Foreman, Arkansas kiln.
2019
Ted J. Reese transitions from President to Chairman of the Board. Ted T. Reese becomes Cadence’s President and CEO
1975
Cadence is founded by Ted J. Reese, Chemical Engineer. Reese was the first to recognize the environmental and business benefits of using carbon-rich industrial waste as fuel.
1976
Cadence develops Chem-Fuel® the first liquid fuel to be processed from industrial waste to be used as an alternative fuel for cement kilns.
