/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BXUJ6ZF72ZKRRAXJAACPLQLESA.jpg?fit=758%2C9999&ssl=1 "HeidelbergCement plans world’s first CO2 neutral cement plant in Sweden")
A logo of HeidelbergCement is pictured at their headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
HeidelbergCement (HEIG.DE), the world’s second-largest cement maker, on Wednesday said it plans to turn its Swedish factory in Slite into the world’s first CO2-neutral cement plant by 2030 via carbon capture technology.
“We want to be the pioneer on the path to CO2 neutrality in our industry,” Chief Executive Dominik von Achten told Reuters. “It is important that we are not only setting decarbonisation targets but implement concrete projects and gain speed.”
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