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clinker quality is not affected by the process .
“ The project took two years and had a highly successful outcome ; in that we now have another tool to capture CO 2
. It ’ s no secret that cement plants produce CO 2
. To melt limestone , we need a lot of energy . While we cannot avoid producing CO 2
, this type of technology can capture and sequester it . There ’ s evidently considerable investment required but it ’ s no longer a pipedream .
Progressive plans
“ I ’ m an engineer , and a very practical guy . We have a plan , and a roadmap , and we have already defined all the steps for the next five years . We are always prudent and typically strive to under promise but overachieve . We disclose our results every year , and thus far , our carbon reduction is clear to see , and operations are proceeding according to plan .”
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