Heidelberg Materials has inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility within the cement industry at its Brevik plant in Norway. The facility is expected to capture approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually—roughly half of the plant’s total emissions.
The opening ceremony was attended by H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, who unveiled a commemorative plaque, alongside Minister of Energy Terje Aasland, Heidelberg Materials’ leadership, and over 300 guests including industry representatives, government officials, NGOs, and start-ups.
Brevik CCS is part of Norway’s Longship project, which aims to establish a full-scale value chain for CCS across hard-to-abate industries in Europe. The captured CO₂ will be liquefied on-site, transported to an onshore terminal on the Norwegian west coast, and then piped to permanent storage under the North Sea via the Northern Lights initiative—a collaboration between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies.
Initial volumes of CO₂ have already been captured and shipped to Northern Lights’ intermediate storage site in Øygarden. The facility has been integrated into ongoing cement production without disruption, with 30 newly trained staff now operating the CCS unit.
Heidelberg Materials plans to use the captured CO₂ to produce evoZero®, a cement product designed to support net-zero concrete production. The company expects Brevik CCS to serve as a model for further carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects across its global operations.
