OYAK Cement includes five public cement companies in addition to integrated concrete and paper bag companies operating in Turkey, Portugal, Cape Breton, and West Africa. With electricity representing 80% of their costs and cement industry fuel demands accounting for 8% of global CO2 emissions, it was critical for OYAK Cement to reduce energy costs and seek renewable sources of energy.
Goals
- Reduce energy use and costs
- Use AI to analyze data from the facilities
Challeges
- Gathering accurate data from many disparate sources
- No insight into crucial assets made it difficult to plan efficiency improvements
Solutions
Results
- AVEVA PI System was implemented in seven plants in 100 days
- Renewable sources have replaced 30% of fossil fuels, and the company saves €5-7M with every 1% decrease in energy use.
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