Chile: Cemento Polpaico has obtained a licence for the use of Canada-based CarbonCure’s CO2 utilisation technology. The Diario Financiero newspaper has reported that the cement company plans to implement the technology in its concrete production.
Head of development and projects Matias Saenz said that Cemento Polpaico was among the first cement producers to commit to the UN’s Race to Zero decarbonisation initiative. It has also set out 20 sustainability goals to achieve before 2025. The company said that by implementing CarbonCure technology it is contributing to CarbonCure’s vision of eliminating 500Mt/yr of CO2 emissions.