Question : In which country has HeidelbergCement planned world’s first CO2 neutral cement plant ?
a. Sweden
b. Germany
c. UK
d. Israel
Ans. a.
Related facts
- HeidelbergCement has recently(June 2021) planned world’s first CO2 neutral cement plant in Sweden by 2030.
- It is notable that following the planned retrofit, which will cost at least 100 million euros ($122 million), the plant will be able to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, which corresponds to the site’s total emissions.
Cement : World review
- The cement production in 2019 was estimated at 4,100 million tonnes which decreased slightly by 1% from the preceding year.
- China (2,200 million tonnes) was the largest producer of cement
- in the world, contributing about 54% to the world output, followed by India (320 million tonnes) 8%, USA (89 million tonnes) 2%,Turkey (95 million tonnes) 2%, Vietnam (95 million tonnes) 2%, Republic of Korea (55 million tonnes) 1%, Russia (57 million tonnes) 1%, Japan (54 million tonnes) 1%, and Brazil (55 million tonnes) 1%.