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The Prime Minister of Vietnam has approved the overall pilot CO₂ emission limit for 2025–2026. The limits will be allocated among 34 thermal power plants, 25 steel and iron production enterprises, and 51 cement production enterprises.

SaltX Technology, Holcim and Paebbl are implementing a demonstration project for electrified cement production and the utilization of captured CO₂ across the industrial value chain. The project has received funding through the CET Partnership, an EU programme supporting energy and climate technologies.

Spain’s Ministry of Industry and Tourism has approved EUR 518 million in subsidies for 17 new projects under the first track of the Industrial Decarbonization PERTE, a government programme supporting projects to reduce industrial emissions. The measures are being implemented under the 2026 Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

Ambuja Cements, the cement and building materials company of the Adani Group, has signed an agreement to develop one of the world’s largest commercial-scale projects for low-carbon cement production. The project is planned to be implemented in Sanghipuram, Gujarat.

The Danish Energy Agency, Energistyrelsen, has signed a contract with Aalborg Portland A/S for the capture, transport and storage of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The agreement follows Denmark’s largest tender in the field of CCS — carbon capture and storage.

Heidelberg Materials has changed the concept for CO₂ transport and storage as part of the ANRAV decarbonisation project at the Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria. The company has opted for local underground CO₂ storage close to the plant instead of the initially considered option of injection under the Black Sea.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission, together with several other government departments, has announced the launch of a three-year campaign to modernize key industries, with a focus on energy conservation and reducing CO₂ emissions.