Heidelberg Materials cement plant

SPIE GSA installed the world’s first industrial-scale Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) system for the cement industry at Heidelberg Materials’ Lengfurt (Germany) plant. 

To produce one tonne of cement in Germany, a plant generates on average 600 kg of CO₂ emissions. As a result, the cement industry accounts for 20 million tonnes of CO₂ per year in Germany—2% of the country’s annual emissions. The CCU facility at the Lengfurt plant is thus a major milestone in the cement industry’s ongoing decarbonisation efforts. The system has a capture capacity of 70,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year. Due to its high purity, the captured and processed gas can be utilised in both the chemical and food industries. 
SPIE was responsible for most of the facility’s mechanical installations. In addition to pre-installation preparatory work, it carried out pre-fabrication and assembly of 5,500 m of piping; assembled the complete steel structure; and installed the majority of equipment, mounting supports, and insulation and corrosion protection.

Key fact
The project is supported by the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) under its “Decarbonisation in Industry” funding programme.