Good progress on the CO₂ milestone project

CCUS technology is key to decarbonising our cement and concrete products – and ultimately to decarbonising
the entire building materials industry. The world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture plant in the cement industry is currently under construction at our plant in Brevik, Norway.

Starting within 2024, 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year will be captured and transported by ship to an onshore terminal on the west coast of Norway. From there, the liquefied CO2 will be transported by pipeline to the storage site below the North Sea, where it will be held permanently. The particular challenge here is that the facility in Brevik is being constructed while cement production continues as before.

As a first step, the foundations and concrete structures were put in place in 2022, and work is now beginning on the installation of the actual capture system. Its components – including pipes, pumps, valves, and electrical modules – are being assembled in nearby Trosvik before they are transported to the cement plant by cargo ships and lifted onto the site. One major heavy-lift operation is scheduled for summer 2023: a crane with a lifting capacity
of 650 tonnes will move a series of parts and modules weighing between 80 and 350 tonnes into their final positions.