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DREAM CCS project by Heidelberg Materials in Italy

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The DREAM project by Heidelberg Materials at the Rezzato-Mazzano cement plant represents the first full-scale CCS and full chain (Carbon Capture and Storage) project in Italy’s cement sector. About 1 Mt of CO2 shall be captured each year. The CO2…

Cement CCUS projects granted by EU Innovation Fund

CO2 impact of CCUS in Cement

The EU Commission announced today €2.9bn in funding 61 ‘cutting-edge’ net-zero technology funding projects, according to the IF24 net-zero-call launched in December 2024. The developers of the 61 successful projects have been invited to start the grant agreement preparation phase…

Denmark’s FLSmidth completed sale of cement business

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After almost 150 years in the cement business, Denmark’s FLSmidth has announced the completion of the sale of its activity to an affiliate of global private equity firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners. The company confirmed the transaction follows its earlier…

Germany’s Aumund to launch electrical clay calcination

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AUMUND Fördertechnik plans the market launch of a new electrified ‘Linear Calcination Conveyor (eLCC) in Rheinberg in Germany in November for the production of LC3 cements from calcined clay. The system has been developed in cooperation with the HOLCIM Group,…