Ten years ago, the Innviertel-based company put its first semi-dust selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system into operation at Lafarge in Mannersdorf, Austria’s largest cement plant. This technology significantly reduces the harmful exhaust gases produced in the cement manufacturing process. Scheuch’s technology has been making a significant contribution to reducing the impact of the cement industry on the environment for a whole decade.

World renowned in the industry

At Scheuch, almost six decades’ worth of experience in the environmental technology sector goes into all its systems and projects. The company has become well known worldwide for its groundbreaking innovations in the field of dust filtration. Back in 2001, Lafarge Mannersdorf was the birthplace of a new and innovative cleaning technology that started a revolution in the industry the world over. A few years later, Scheuch then went on to forge new paths away from the filtration sector. With emissions directives in the cement industry becoming ever more stringent, new solutions were in high demand. Scheuch invested huge amounts in research and development as well as in pilot systems. The time to put its work in this new sector to the test in practice came in 2012 when Scheuch put the world’s first semi-dust SCR system into operation at the Lafarge cement plant in Mannersdorf, Lower Austria. The SCR method cuts down harmful nitrogen oxide from flue gases or process gases, thereby making an essential contribution to protecting both human life and the environment.

“In Germany, all coal-fired power stations had SCR, but the cement industry had not reached this technological standard at this time. The cement industry was keen to see the technology developed for its sector, and in Germany and Austria, there were also political ambitions to reduce emission values. In Austria, we were the first and largest cement plant to start a pilot project to this end, working together with Scheuch,” says Dr Christopher Ehrenberg, Industrial Manager CE at Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH.

Scheuch remains the market leader

Through close collaboration and ongoing communication with customers, the success story that began in 2012 with the first semi-dust SCR system at Lafarge in Mannersdorf has developed over the past decade to include a broad portfolio of exhaust gas cleaning processes for the industrial minerals industry.

Today, Scheuch is able to offer integrated and turnkey system solutions for exhaust gas cleaning to all its customers, across all sectors of the primary and building materials industry and tailored to their individual needs. All processes developed by Scheuch have proven their exceptional value in practical applications. Committed to ongoing development, the expert in environmental technology from Aurolzmünster remains the international market leader.