Holcim breaks ground of state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant in Belgium for net-zero cement

Holcim Group Services Ltd / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Holcim breaks ground of state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant in Belgium for net-zero cement 16.05.2024 / 07:00 CET/CEST GO4ZERO EUR 500m+ project in Belgium to advance Europe’s decarbonization Plant engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per annum by 2029 Groundbreaking ceremony attended by Belgian PM Alexander De Croo and European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra   Holcim hosts the groundbreaking ceremony at its state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per annum by 2029 in Obourg, Belgium. With a planned investment of over EUR 500 million, the GO4ZERO project will put innovation to work to advance Europe’s decarbonization. The plant’s groundbreaking is being held in the presence of Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium, and Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate Action. Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium: “Belgium can take great pride in the foundation of Holcim’s new plant in Obourg. This investment symbolizes exactly the vision that our country has been pursuing for the past four years: build a future for industry in Europe, with the highest standards in terms of innovation and CO₂ objectives. And here, in a crucial field like construction.” Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate Action: “The Innovation Fund drives the deployment of innovative, low-carbon technologies in Europe. With EUR 230 million allocated from the EU Emission Trading System for the GO4ZERO project, we look forward to seeing this example of cutting-edge partnership across the value chain to create a new ecosystem for carbon capture and storage. This is exactly in line with the European Green Deal’s objective to fully mobilize industry to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.”