View of a cement works owned by a Heidelberg subsidiary in the UK
Canada signals support for $1bn Heidelberg CCUS project
Government in talks with Germany-based cement maker over proposed project to make Edmonton plant carbon neutral
The Canadian government has provisionally committed to support a proposed C$1.36bn ($1.01bn) project to deploy CCUS at the Edmonton, Alberta plant of Germany-based cement maker Heidelberg Materials. The project, which would be the first of its type in North America, could come onstream in 2026 with a capture capacity of more than 1mn t/yr, Heidelberg says. The government and Heidelberg have signed a memorandum of understanding and started negotiations over a potential commitment to the proposed project. “Our Edmonton CCUS project as the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant represents Heidelberg Materials’ ambitious drive to lead the industry to net zero, and we are excited to begin real
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