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 location in Brevik may become the world’s first cement factory equipped with a CO₂ capture plant.

Part of the HeidelbergCement Group

Heidelberg Materials is part of the Heidelberg Cement 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 the factory with a carbon capture plant is essential to achieve the company’s ambitious goal.

CO₂ capture in Brevik will contribute essential experience to other concrete manufacturers. In particular, Heidelberg Materials’s design of the plant to capture CO₂ through the use of the surplus heat from the production of cement will create invaluable knowledge of how to optimize efficiency.

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