Holcim has made a strategic investment in Capsol Technologies, a Norway-listed company specialising in carbon capture solutions, as the construction group steps up efforts to decarbonise cement production.
Capsol’s post-combustion carbon capture and heat recovery system uses hot potassium carbonate (HPC), a proven and energy-efficient solvent widely applied to remove CO₂ from gas streams. Holcim plans to deploy the technology across its operations to support its decarbonisation roadmap and deliver profitable growth.
Ram Muthu, Head of Operational Excellence at Holcim, said the combination of Holcim’s cement manufacturing expertise and on-site carbon capture capabilities with Capsol’s technology provides an additional lever to reduce emissions and scale near-zero cement production in response to rising customer demand.
Wendy Lam, Chief Executive Officer of Capsol, said the investment deepens collaboration between the two companies following a CapsolGo demonstration project at Holcim’s Dotternhausen plant in Germany in 2025. She added that Capsol aims to support Holcim’s ambition to produce near-zero cement at scale and continue innovating together.
The investment further expands Holcim’s portfolio of decarbonisation technologies under its open innovation ecosystem. Through Holcim MAQER Ventures, the company evaluates more than 500 start-ups each year and has made 19 investments to date, focusing on scaling breakthrough technologies to cut emissions across the built environment.
