Festive opening of Brevik CCS in Norway, the world’s first industrial-scale carbon, capture, and storage (CCS) facility in the cement industry Facility officially inaugurated by H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and more than 320 guests, including Terje Aasland, Energy Minister of Norway Brevik CCS will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year facilitating...
Heidelberg Materials and global built environment consultancy Arup agree to collaborate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two companies will leverage the learnings from Heidelberg Materials’ pioneering carbon capture project in Brevik, Norway, and use these to focus on advancing decarbonisation of the built environment through the deployment of carbon capture and storage in...
Concrete, the second most-used material after water, sees about 14 billion cubic meters used annually, with 40% for residential construction. If poured into a 10-centimeter thick slab, it could cover England and half of Wales, or the state of New York. However, concrete production releases significant CO₂, with 90% of emissions from Portland cement, which...
Revenue increases by 13%1) to €4,896 million Strong improvement in result2) by €168 million to €258 million Sustainability activities further intensified: most ambitious climate targets in the sector validated by SBTi, additional carbon capture projects launched, and circular economy expanded Outlook upgraded: moderate revenue growth1), result from current operations now expected to be between €2.50 billion and...