Brevik CCS – World's first CO₂-capture facility in the cement industry

Step by step towards the goal

In December 2020, the Norwegian Parliament approved the Longship project. A key part of the programme was the Heidelberg Materials Brevik cement plant. The demonstration plant in Brevik is partly funded by the state and Heidelberg Materials. Initial work started in January 2021.

The project is currently in the installation phase. The first major process equipment arrived in May 2022.

The installation of the CCS plant is a meticulous operation, as the CCS plant has to be integrated into the regular cement plant without disrupting the ongoing cement production. 

The carbon capture plant will be integrated into the existing cement plant by early 2023. Testing and commissioning will follow from summer 2023. We target mechanical completion by end 2024.

In 2005, Heidelberg Materials Sement Norge (then called Norcem) began cautiously discussing the idea of carbon capture at a cement plant. At the time, the idea was considered unrealistic.  But after several years of research, development and cooperation the project was ready to be launched in 2020.

In the video on the right you can see how we introduced the idea to the world.

In this video, you will hear more about the Brevik CCS-project, and how it all started back in 2005.