We have reached a FID (Final Investment Decision) with the UK Government for our carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Padeswood.
Construction of the world’s first carbon capture facility to enable fully decarbonised cement production will start by the end of 2025 and be operational in 2029. It will allow us to produce evoZero carbon captured net zero cement for the construction industry and help position the UK as a leading global force in CCS.
Our project is part of HyNet North West, which aims to create the world’s first low carbon industrial cluster. The hydrogen and CCS project will play a critical role in the UK’s transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the fight against climate change.
The region HyNet North West covers – which stretches from Flintshire and Wrexham, through Cheshire, Liverpool and Greater Manchester into Lancashire – has the largest concentration of advanced manufacturing and chemical production in the UK, including our Padeswood cement works.
The HyNet project is already underway following government support for Eni, which is building the pipeline to take CO₂ from sites like Padeswood and transport it for permanent storage.
The whole HyNet project will reduce regional CO₂ emissions by up to 10 million tonnes every year by 2030: the equivalent of taking four million cars off the road. This figure includes up to 800,000 tonnes from our Padeswood plant.
The HyNet North West project also includes production, storage and distribution of low carbon hydrogen, which will help to decarbonise other industries whose CO₂ emissions primarily come from fossil fuels. The project, led by Progressive Energy, is being developed by a consortium of regionally located partners including Cadent, Encyclis, Pilkington, Eni UK, Essar and the University of Chester as well as Heidelberg Materials UK.
