Carbon capture: Heidelberg Materials

The cement industry accounts for around 5-7 per cent of the world’s total CO₂ emissions. As part of Longship, Heidelberg Materials’s facility in Brevik is becoming the world’s first cement factory equipped with CO₂ capture, through its Brevik CCS project.

Brevik CCS part of the Heidelberg Materials Group

Heidelberg Materials is part of the Heidelberg Materials Group, which is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials and the company employs 59,000 people in 60 countries.

Zero emissions by 2030

Heidelberg Materials has a vision of zero emissions from concrete, seen in a life cycle perspective, by 2030. This vision can be achieved through the development of new types of cement and by increasing the percentage of alternative fuels in cement production. To equip cement factoies with carbon capture plants are essential to achieve the company’s ambitious goal.

Brevik CCS will contribute with essential experience to other concrete manufacturers.