The installation was a true feat of precision engineering: on the first day, the clinker silo, measuring 8 metres in diameter and weighing 62 tonnes in its pre-assembled state, was positioned with millimetre accuracy using state-of-the-art technology and in accordance with the highest safety standards. On the second day, the steel structure together with the associated plant equipment above the clinker silo was installed, adding a further 33 tonnes in weight.

An impressive operation that would not have been possible without a strong team effort.

A big thank you to everyone involved!

About CI4C
In 2019, four European cement manufacturers – Buzzi SpA/Dyckerhoff GmbH, Heidelberg Materials AG, SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG, and Vicat S.A. – joined forces to form the research company CI4C GmbH & Co. KG. Their shared objective is to realise the CO₂ capture project “catch4climate” at SCHWENK’s cement plant site in Mergelstetten. The new facility, into which more than €120 million is being invested, will be the first to employ the Pure Oxyfuel process for CO₂ capture. To this end, a dedicated rotary kiln line with a clinker production capacity of 450 tonnes per day is being constructed exclusively for research and development purposes.