Lehigh Cement Canada and Enbridge Partner on Carbon Sequestration Project

Lehigh Cement, the North American subsidiary

of Heidelberg Cement, and Enbridge (Enbridge Inc.) have signed a memorandum of understanding. Will collaborate on Lehigh Cement's cement plant carbon sequestration project in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The producer is currently developing North America's first full-process carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) solution for the cement industry at its Edmonton facility, with the goal of capturing approximately 780,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Captured emissions will be transported by pipeline and permanently stored by Enbridge. Subject to

carbon sequestration rights and regulatory approval, the project could be operational as early as 2025.

Edmonton is one of several cement plants worldwide where Heidelberg Cement is currently deploying and expanding different technologies and solutions to significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

"Because carbon capture and storage plays a decisive role in our journey to net-zero emissions, creating the infrastructure needed to scale up the technology is a key strategic priority for us." "The strong local partnership of the Smart Carbon Cluster Center solution is critical to the successful implementation of the various ambitious CCUS initiatives within HeidelbergCement," said Dr. Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the HeidelbergCement Management Board.

The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10 million tonnes by 2030, with multiple CCUS projects already underway. Enbridge, with support

from Lehigh Cement and other partners, will apply to develop an open carbon hub west of Edmonton. Once completed, the open Wabamun Carbon Center will be one of the largest integrated CCUS projects in the world, with a total capture capacity of nearly 4 million tons of CO2 emissions per year.

"Lehigh Cement's pioneering CCU/S project is an exciting addition to our proposed open Wabamon Carbon Centre, which is poised to support decarbonisation across multiple sectors, including power generation, oil and gas, and now cement." Colin Gruending, Enbridge's executive vice president and president of liquid pipelines, said. "This collaboration demonstrates our focus on localized, cost-effective, customer-focused CO2 transport and storage solutions that increase scale and competitiveness while minimizing infrastructure footprint to protect land, water and the environment."