UK’s first cement sector CCS project advances
Germany-based Heidelberg Materials awards FEED contracts for £400m project at its Padeswood plant in Wales
The UK’s first deployment of CCS in the cement industry has moved forward with the award of FEED contracts for a £400m project at Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood plant in north Wales. The contracts have been awarded to professional services company Worley and industrial group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). The Padeswood project has been selected to potentially receive UK government support as part of HyNet North West industrial cluster. It is designed to capture up to 800,000t/yr of CO₂. “This is a decisive next step in our plans to install carbon-capture technology at our Padeswood cement works” Willis, Heidelberg The FEED project stage will support Heidelberg in securing UK gov

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