With a new regulation to be made within the framework of the “Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Permission and Restriction of Chemicals” prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and entered into force in 2017, the practice regarding the reduction of the Chromium VI chemical used in cement will be implemented.
In the statement made by TÜRKÇİMENTO CEO Volkan Bozay on the subject, it was stated that the Chromium VI chemical used in cement will be reduced within the framework of the European Union harmonization studies, depending on the relevant regulation of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.
Bozay, in his statement, said that with this regulation to be made for EU environmental practices in the cement sector, an intermediate material in cement that harms the environment and human health will be reduced.
However, he stated that the end of the transition period coincided with an unfortunate timing, that it is possible to reduce the amount of Chromium VI in cement with 3 different chemical reducers, that these products can be obtained through imports and that the problems currently experienced in the global supply process may adversely affect the sector.
He underlined that the probable problem in the supply chain could be possible with the adjustment in the transition process of the sector, and that bagged cement could lead to a situation similar to the chip crisis experienced in the automotive industry next year if no action is taken in this regard.
Bozay said: “As a result of the “Industrial Symbiosis” and “Circular Economy” studies that will be developed within the framework of our country’s “Zero Waste” approach within the scope of this regulation and the entry into force of the Chromium VI restriction, the use of alternative raw materials and fuels will decrease significantly”.
