Heidelberg Materials has completed an MOU with the Government of Canada to support development of a carbon capture utilization and storage facility at the company’s Edmonton cement production operations, according to a news release.
Heidelberg Materials North America, based in Irving, Texas, anticipates the new facility being operational by late 2026. It will capture more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually from its Edmonton cement production facility and the combined heat and power facility that is integrated with the capture process.
A project feasibility study was first announced in 2019 and received a CAD $1.4m contribution from Emissions Reduction Alberta and was completed in 2021. Heidelberg Materials committed a further CAD $25. in 3Q22 to support the front-end engineering and design processes.
Heidelberg Materials was the first company in the cement sector to have its targets endorsed by the Science Based Targets Initiative in 2019.
