▲ Pilot CCS unit installation underway at Aalborg Portland ( Cementir Subsidiary ), with ongoing feasibility studies at selected plants
2022 saw a greater focus on innovation , one of the group ’ s fundamental drivers , with ongoing studies and development of low carbon cement , as well as the installation of a pilot Carbon Capture Unit ( CCS ) at its Aalborg Portland facility and feasibility studies of CCS technologies at some of its other plants .
As a result , the 2030 roadmap has been updated to include the implementation of those carbon capture technologies at the Aalborg plant , in addition to the actions already planned for all operations . These include the replacement of fossil fuels with alternative ‘ green ’ fuels and the reduction of clinker content in its lower-carbon grey and white cements .
Focusing on grey cement , FUTURECEM ® permits the reduction of 30 per cent CO 2 emissions compared to ordinary Portland cement , while preserving performances in concrete . This cement is the result of an innovative limestone and calcined clay synergic combination - developed by Cementir ’ s Group Research and Quality Centre located in Aalborg - which allows high clinker replacement .
FUTURECEM ® has been available on the market in Denmark since January 2021 , placing Cementir as the market leader in sustainable and low carbon cement , based on limestone calcined clay technology .
The product is already being used in significant projects - FUTURECEM ® can be found in RMC and concrete elements in the ambitious sustainable building UN17 Village in Ørestad , Copenhagen , which includes more than 500 apartments . When completed in 2024 , it will be known as the world ’ s first housing project integrating all 17 UN Global Goals in the same building .
Following launching in Denmark , the FUTURECEM ® roll-out is now accelerating across Cementir ’ s European market . CCB , the Belgian subsidiary , commercialised
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