CEMEX Balcones Cement Plant CCSU
USA
Announced
Overview
Status
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Announced
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Texas
Equity Owner
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Cemex USA
Proponent
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Cemex USA; RTI International; SLB
Output
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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Financing
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DOE $3.7m
Technology
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Technical Advisors
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Advisors
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Project Contact
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CEMEX USA President Jaime Muguiro; Vijay Gupta, research chemical engineer at RTI, project's principal investigator —
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
A potential commercial-scale carbon capture system integrated into CEMEX’s Balcones Cement Plant’s manufacturing process. The system could capture up to 670,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
The feasibility study is utilizing CEMEX’s partner RTI’s non-aqueous amine technology.
The plant is located in New Braunfels, Texas.