400 million from Heracles of the Holcim Group for the carbon capture and storage unit in Aliveri

The implementation of the concern program of the Heracles cement company, a subordinate of the Holcim group, for the instauration of a c dioxide seizure and storage unit began connected Thursday with a ceremonial held successful the Milaki country of Aliveri, Evia.

The total concern amounts to 400 cardinal euros and its extremity is to trim the CO2 emissions of the Heracles mill by 80%.

According to Dimitris Hanis, CEO of the Heracles Group, the caller unit is 1 of the archetypal cement plants successful Europe with a near-zero c footprint. As helium noted, “decarbonization is becoming a operator of maturation while strengthening the competitiveness of European industry.”

On his part, Holcim CEO Miljan Gutovic emphasized that the concern is portion of the group’s broader vision to boost innovation and sustainable improvement successful the operation materials sector. “The Olympus task will pb to the accumulation of 8 cardinal tons of cement with zero emissions. This is simply a historical committedness by Holcim to Hercules and to the broader effort of concern transformation successful Europe,” helium said.