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The Danish Energy Agency has confirmed the award of a contract to Aalborg Portland for the implementation of a carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS) project targeting a reduction of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ per year from 2030 onward.

Heidelberg Materials has commissioned a state-of-the-art kiln line at its Airvault cement plant in the French New Aquitaine region, marking a further milestone in the modernisation of the site.

Аfter successful cold tests with the new kiln7 line at Cimpor’s Alhandra cement plant in Portugal, the first kiln firing has been reported. 

Canadian climate technology company and international building materials producer TITAN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to validate a new low-carbon cement production technology.

Heidelberg Materials is nearing completion of the first phase of its Airvault cement plant upgrade in France, a project aimed at making the facility one of the lowest-CO₂-emitting plants in Europe by 2030.

Portuguese cement producer Secil is implementing a modernization project at its Maceira-Liz plant aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its production. The initiative is carried out under the ProFuture CCL (Clean Cement Line) program and targets a reduction of CO₂ emissions by approximately 30 % compared to 2019 levels.

The Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TÜRKÇİMENTO) has stated that the current implementation of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) may effectively become a non-tariff trade barrier for Türkiye’s cement industry.