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Leading the way to carbon neutrality
Sustainability is an integral part of Heidelberg- Reducing our carbon footprint and increasing
Cement and will be at the center of our strategy energy efficiency are central tasks for Heidelberg-
going forward. Our focus is on climate protec- Cement’s management teams on all levels.
tion: as an energy-intensive company, we are A large part of our investments and research
committed to fulfilling our share of the global efforts have been and will continue to be
responsibility to keep the rise in worldwide directed towards achieving this goal. This is
temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius, as how we contribute to a sustainably built
set out in the Paris Agreement. future for the world in which we operate.
We want to be the industry leader on the
path to carbon neutrality.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS 2030
Industry-leading emission target of
Beyond 2030: our path to carbon
neutrality in concrete
Our Sustainability Commitments 2030 define native fuels, alternative secondary cementitious
the key topics and core principles of our corpo- materials (including recycled materials), and
rate sustainability strategy for the next ten years. carbon capture and usage or, for a limited period
They are complemented by our commitment of time, storage (CCU/S). HeidelbergCement
to offer carbon-neutral concrete across our
Carbon neutrality by 2050 requires a variety of localized ap
has established an internal interdisciplinary CO2
product portfolio by 2050 at the latest. management task force of international experts
from different fields, who are working inten-
For this, we rely on a combination of measures sively to push our agenda even further and
– most importantly, the increased use of alter- show results as early as possible.
Our approach to carbon neutrality Circular economy
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250
Conventional
200 -
measures
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150 Circular economy &
innovative products -
3
100
2
Remaining CCU/S & kiln elect
emissions -
50 CCU/S &
kiln electrification
Natural carbonation1) -
0
1990 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
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1 2
1 2020 1 09 2020
Two key levers to reach our target
A considerable proportion of emissions gener- CCU/S
ated in the process of cement manufacturing
is unavoidable, which significantly contributes
to the footprint of the end product concrete.
We must therefore develop new technologies Carbon capture & usage (to be used
– other than those already mentioned – that for the manufacture of fuels, carbonates,
enable CO2 savings on a large scale. By investing polymers and chemicals, animal feed)
in different carbon capture technologies,
Carbon capture & storage
we aim to trap CO2 in its purest form to either
utilise or safely store it until it can be used in
large quantities.
Cement and concrete companies can also sup- Circular economy &
port the circular economy through resource
innovative products
efficiency, co-processing of waste materials and
concrete recycling, including its forced carbon-
ation. We test a variety of materials for CO2
absorption and the possibility of using them to Use of recycled materials
produce marketable building products. Among
Low-carbon clinker types
them are natural minerals like olivine and basalt,
and industrial waste products such as blast Low-carbon cement types
furnace slag and cement fines from recycled Alternative cementitious materials
concrete.
HeidelbergCement: Leading the way to carbon neutrality www.heidelbergcement.com/en/sustainability
A comprehensive approach to carbon
neutrality in concrete
We are committed to reaching carbon neutrality We will work on all levels not only to minimise
of our whole product portfolio on concrete level emissions, but also to capture and use or store
by 2050. We are convinced that concrete has the remaining carbon dioxide. With our multi-
the potential to become the most sustainable dimensional approach to reduce CO2 emissions,
and versatile building product, when consid- we focus on levers we can pull already now
ered across its entire life cycle, from production to reduce emissions intensity while building
to recycling. A large part of our investments partnerships and coalitions to advance break-
and research efforts in upcoming years will be through technologies that allow reductions on
directed towards achieving this goal. a larger commercial scale in the longer term.
Our approach to reduce CO2 emissions
Medium-term: 2020-2030 Long-term: 2030-2050
Reduction of CO2 content in clinker Continued R&D into improving processes
– Further improve energy efficiency and energy efficiency
– Increase use of alternative fuels, raw Alternative cementitious materials
materials, and new binder concepts Increasing variety of low-carbon / zero-
Reducing Reduction of CO2 content in cement and carbon products
Intensity concrete Hydrogen as a fuel & kiln electrification
– Use clinker with lower CO2 content and
secondary cementitious materials
– Optimise concrete mixes through new
cement types
Projects for CO2 capture and usage Long-term R&D efforts to support new
Mitigating – Process-integrated CO2 capture technologies, e.g. process-integrated CO2
remaining – Recarbonation of recycled concrete capture, recarbonisation of recycled concrete
emissions – Use of CO2 in circular economy Rollout of new technologies in industrial
(e.g. chemical products) scale
Status: September 24, 2020 I HeidelbergCement AG, Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany I sustainability@heidelbergcement.com
An adequate political framework is the prerequisite for successful decarbonisation.
In times of climate change and resource scarcity, value chain to fulfil the market demands. We
we also aim to stimulate the demand for want to push the boundaries to strengthen
Picture credits: HeidelbergCement AG / Steffen Fuchs (Cover image, page 3), Paul Poels fotografien, Meerlo, NL (page 4)
sustainable building technologies and innovation and deepen partnerships with our
products such as 3D printing and concrete. customers and all other stakeholders. Together,
HeidelbergCement will offer an increasing variety we craft material solutions for the future.
of green and sustainable products along the
Definition
Carbon-neutral concrete
Carbon-neutral concrete includes all direct CO2 materials (SCM) or of carbon-free energy sources,
emissions associated with concrete production as well as electrification and CCU/S technologies.
and lifetime servicing, as well as all abatement Neutrality is achieved over the entire life cycle
options, such as natural or engineered recarbon- of concrete, including demolition and recycling.
ation, the use of supplementary cementitious
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