GeZero

The GeZero project is Heidelberg Materials’ industrial carbon capture and storage initiative at its Geseke cement plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate cement production. The project will deploy a second-generation advanced oxyfuel carbon capture technology to capture approximately 700,000 tonnes of unavoidable CO₂ per year, compress it, and transport it for safe and permanent geological storage. Total investment for the GeZero facility exceeds €0.5 billion, with around €191 million in funding support from the EU Innovation Fund. Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work for the carbon capture and storage solution has been awarded to Fluor Corporation, advancing detailed engineering, cost estimation, and integration planning for the capture system and associated infrastructure. thyssenkrupp Polysius is cooperating with Heidelberg Materials on capture technology delivery, leveraging its experience in cement plant process integration to support deployment at Geseke.