Vicat’s Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant was equipped with the CO2ntainer system, a solution created by British company Carbon8 Systems that both helps boost growth in the use of alternate fuels in the cement-making process and uses captured CO2 to carbonate cement-plant dust and produce quality aggregate.
“Under our commitment to limiting our environmental impact, Vicat has looked at a number of innovative ideas for reducing its carbon emissions”, says Laury Barnes-Davin, Vicat Scientific Officer. “We were drawn to Carbon8 Systems’ two-part technology: capturing the CO₂ that Montalieu emits, and using it to produce an aggregate that can be marketed in the construction industry. It opens up great potential for our operations not just in France but also in all the countries where we work across the globe.”.
In other words, after trials, the installation may well be duplicated in other Vicat cement plants in France and internationally.
This patented technology (Accelerated Carbonation Technology) speeds up the circular-economy drive the Group has been pushing for several decades.
