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Press Releases
08.07.2026
CO₂ Research Project „catch4climate“ Officially Inaugurated with 200 Guests from Politics and Industry
With the commencement of operations at the world’s first research and development facility for CO₂ capture using the Pure Oxyfuel process, European cement manufacturers are sending a strong signal in support of the decarbonisation of the construction materials industry.
18.07.2025
Precision in Every Detail: Update from the CI4C Construction Site.
The final modular component of the Carbon Purification Unit (CPU) has arrived – and has been successfully installed...
24.02.2025
Another Milestone Achieved at the CI4C Construction Site!
The new clinker silo has arrived! On 12 February, the first section was successfully installed, followed by the second section on the following day...
15.01.2025
Project Update on the “catch4climate” Research and Development Project!
The work on the oxygen tank farm/LOX facility (LOX = Liquid Oxygen) at the CI4C site in Mergelstetten is nearly complete...
24.06.2024
Research and Development Project „catch4climate“: Another Milestone Reached in the Construction of the CO₂ Capture Facility
With the delivery and installation of six oxygen storage tanks, another important milestone was achieved in mid-June for the catch4climate project of the research company CI4C...
20.03.2024
Cement Production: Research Project „catch4climate“:
Major Progress in the Construction of CO₂ Capture Facility in Mergelstetten
In 2019, the 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...
07.11.2022
Research Project„catch4climate“: Construction of the CO₂ Capture Facility in Mergelstetten Has Begun
In climate protection, the primary priority is the avoidance of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. As carbon dioxide is inevitably released during the calcination of limestone – the most important raw material for the binder cement – climate-neutral cement production can only be achieved in the long term if...
09.06.2022
polysius® Pure Oxyfuel Technology for CO₂ Capture in Cement Production.
The research consortium “CI4C” – Cement Innovation for Climate, founded by the four cement manufacturers Buzzi Unicem SpA/Dyckerhoff GmbH, HeidelbergCement AG, SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG, and Vicat S.A., has commissioned thyssenkrupp’s Polysius business unit to build a polysius® pure oxyfuel kiln plant...
03.12.2019
Cement Manufacturers Establish Oxyfuel Research Company.
On December 6, 2019, the four European cement manufacturers—Buzzi Unicem/Dyckerhoff, HeidelbergCement AG, SCHWENK Zement KG, and Vicat—founded a joint research company called “CI4C” (Cement Innovation for Climate), for which final approval is currently still being reviewed by the antitrust authorities...
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