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[[Tunstead Cement Kiln]] is located near Buxton and is owned by [[Tarmac]].
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[[Category:Cement Kilns]]
[[Category:Cement Kilns]]
[[File:Tunstead cement kiln pic.png|400px|left|Tunstead Cement Kiln - source Tarmac website]]__TOC__
[[File:Tunstead cement kiln pic.png|400px|left|Tunstead Cement Kiln - source Tarmac website]]__TOC__
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==The Process at Tunstead==
==The Process at Tunstead==
The process at the site is similar to that at [[Cauldon]] - a 'dry process' from kiln supplier FLS.  
The process at the site is similar to that at [[Cauldon]] - a 'dry process' from kiln supplier FLS (FLSmidth).  


==Raw Materials==
==Raw Materials==
The primary raw materials are Carboniferous Limestone. Tunstead Quarry and Old Moor Quarry service the site.
The primary raw materials are Carboniferous Limestone. Tunstead Quarry and Old Moor Quarry service the site.
 
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==Waste Used on Site==
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There is no waste return for the Tunstead site to the [[EA]] available for the most recent year of 2018, but the Tarmac website talks in about using alternative fuels to substitute over 50% of its energy needs with a long term target of 70% focused on tyres and solvents/liquid fuels<ref>[https://www.tarmac.com/tunstead/environment/ Tarmac/Tunstead Website - Environment]</ref> and is documented as receiving [[MBM]] from 2013 in the Cement Plants and Kilns in Britain and Ireland.
 
==References==
==References==
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