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In December 2008, a devastating environmental disaster occurred in Kinston, Tennessee.
The dam of a reservoir, which for years absorbed ash from the local coal-fired power station, ruptured under the load. Millions of cubic metres of black sludge poured over the region like a tidal wave, destroying houses and turning once-thriving local rivers into dead zones for fish.
This shocking event drew attention to the dangers of storing ash with a high water content and sparked an urgent discussion about safety and environmental protection.
Tratolixo, Portugal’s largest waste management company, already had two Putzmeister lines and is now adding a third to increase production and as a back-up option.
Compañía Minera Santa Luisa mechanises shotcrete thickness control with Geokret 2.0, Putzmeister's system based on scanning the sprayed surface, significantly improving the process
