贬别颈诲别濒产别谤驳鈥檚 cement plant in Brevik, Norway is now operating with carbon capture. It has sold out of its聽EvoZero low-carbon cement this year and reports a growing order book.
Heidelberg plans to produce carbon captured cement in the UK but in the meantime is adding to the rising tide of imported cement to meet demand here for low carbon product.
The UK made 7.3 million tonnes of cement in 2024 鈥� around half of what it produced in 1990 鈥� and imported 3.6 million tonnes.
Around 3,500 tonnes of 贬别颈诲别濒产别谤驳鈥檚 Norwegian-made EvoZero product is being stored in silos at Port of Goole ready for sale.
鈥淓voZero is the world鈥檚 first carbon captured near-zero cement and sets new standards for sustainable building materials,鈥� said Andy Murphy, Heidelberg Materials UK commercial director. 鈥淭he product achieves its near-zero footprint through the application of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and will help the UK construction industry reach its decarbonisation aims.鈥�
Heidelberg Materials has around a dozen other CCS products in planning across the globe.
The next to be operational should be in the UK at its Padeswood cement works in north Wales. This project reached a final investment decision with the UK government in September 2025 and is expected to produce EvoZero in 2029.
Padeswood CCS builds on the model of Brevik, which captures around 50% of the plant鈥檚 CO鈧� emissions 鈥� approximately 400,000 tonnes a year. The Padeswood facility is designed to capture 95% of the carbon emissions from the existing cement works 鈥� around 800,000 tonnes a year.
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