Lehigh is the North American arm of Germany’s Heidelbergcement
Edmonton cement project signals Canada’s leading CCUS role
Heidelbergcement and Enbridge collaborate on project at Edmonton plant with potential link into Wabamun Carbon Hub
Momentum continues to build for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects in Canada, with Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge and Lehigh Cement, the North American subsidiary of Heidelbergcement, announcing a memorandum of understanding in late January to collaborate on a capture and storage project at Lehigh’s plant in Edmonton, Alberta. Lehigh’s CCUS project—which has the goal of capturing c.780,000t/yr of CO₂ to be transported by pipeline and permanently stored by Enbridge—could be in service as early as 2025, assuming timely award of sequestration rights and regulatory approvals. In that case, it would be the first cement plant in North America employing CCUS. “Lehigh Cem
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