HeidelbergCementto build the world's first carbon-neutral cement plant

摘要

HeidelbergCement intends to upgrade its plant on the Swedish island of Gotland to become the world's first CO_2-neutral cement plant. The installation at the Slite plant of HeidelbergCement's subsidiary Cementa will be scaled to capture up to 1.8 million t/a of CO_2, which corresponds to the plant's total emissions. Additionally, the use of biobased fuels at Slite will be increased in line with the Group's commitment to significantly raise the share of biomass in the fuel mix. The full-scale capturing of the plant's CO_2 emissions is targeted by 2030. "HeidelbergCement will be the leader in the global cement industry on its transformation path towards climate neutrality," said Dr. Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. "Key for decarbonising our industry is to find, apply and scale technical solutions for carbon capture and utilisation or storage. After having gained valuable experience with CCU/S technologies in Norway and other countries, we are now excited to make the next step with a completely carbon-neutral cement plant in Sweden.This will be a game changer for our industry."