TITAN Group has announced a landmark investment to develop a ponded fly ash processing facility at the former Fiddler’s Ferry power station in Warrington, UK. The plant, built in collaboration with Peel NRE, will transform legacy coal ash—stored in lagoon deposits—into high-quality supplementary cementitious material (SCM) for sustainable concrete production by Q1 2027.
The facility is designed to process 300,000 tonnes of wet fly ash annually, with scalability options. Employing ST Equipment’s proprietary beneficiation technology, the plant will convert raw waste into BS EN 450-compliant SCMs, suitable for concrete and autoclaved aerated blocks.
Environmental and economic impact:
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Cuts carbon emissions by ~7.5 million tonnes CO₂—equivalent to removing 220,000 cars from roads
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Saves 16 million tonnes of virgin materials
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Reduces UK reliance on 10 million tonnes of imported SCMs
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Generates ~£20 million in capital investment and ~100 new direct/indirect jobs
Jean-Philippe Bénard of TITAN called the project “a major step” in scaling its alternative cementitious business and aligning with its net-zero strategy. Peel’s Kieran Tames emphasized the project’s dual benefit—transforming waste and accelerating ecological restoration of the former power site
