Sparton Resources Announces Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Lafarge Shui On Cement in China

Toronto-based Sparton Resources Inc., a diversified mineral and energy company, announced that its subsidiary company, Yunnan Sparton Environtech Co. Ltd. (YSET) has executed a letter of intent and cooperation agreement with Lafarge Shui On (Beijing) Technical Services Co., Ltd (LSOC). LSOC is a Chinese-based subsidiary of Lafarge SA, a Paris-headquartered building materials and cement manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, YSET will identify deposits of potentially recyclable waste with LSOC evaluating their suitability for use within the cement-making process. YSET’s initial waste ash reclamation work is at a pilot plant stage and has focused on the Lincang area of Yunnan. Lafarge may use waste coal ash as an additive in its cement manufacturing process. Lafarge has 18 operating cement plants and grinding stations and one cement plant under construction in Yunnan Province.