Holcim in Germany modernized the pyroprocessing line at its Beckum plant to reduce thermal energy and CO2 emissions. The old rotary cooler (photo) has been replaced by a state-of-the-art Pendulum grate cooler by IKN for an investment of about € 20m. The new cooler will reduce the CO2 emissions by about 0.035 Mta. This shall be the start of a larger decarbonisation of the Beckum cement plant.