Research and analysis

Cement manufacturing: use of fly ash and blast furnace slag

Research on the future availability of fly ash and granulated blast furnace slag for UK cement manufacturing.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 20 September 2017

Documents

Fly Ash and Blast Furnace Slag for Cement Manufacturing (BEIS research paper no. 19)

PDF, 389 KB, 35 pages

Details

The report models supply and demand for fly ash and granulated blast furnace slag up to 2030. It predicts a small shortage in the UK in 2016 and subsequent years, indicating that supply in the future may reduce further depending of operation of blast furnaces and expected closure of coal-fired power stations. It also notes a global over-production of these products, mainly in China, and recommends extending the current import route from China or other countries to minimise price increases in the UK.

Published 20 September 2017