Used tyres to reduce costs at Irish Cement 's Limerick plant

Irish Cement will burn used tyres at temperatures higher than those in a volcano in a bid to cut costs and secure jobs at its Limerick plant.

The company plans to switch to dry waste material such as rubber from used tyres and plastic to heat the kiln at the Castlemungret plant which employs 80 on the outskirts of the city.

The switch will cut costs, make the plant cleaner and more competitive, according to the company.