Brevik CCS / evoZero by Heidelberg Materials: status and timeline

Brevik CCS / evoZero

World's first industrial-scale CCS facility in cement industry, located in Norway. Captures 50% of plant CO2 and stores it permanently under the North Sea. Captured cement sold as evoZero.

DeployStage 4 of 5

Operational since June 2025. evoZero launched October 2025. Captures 400,000 t CO2/year.

Updated 17 Oct 2025Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · DREIHAUS project (Heidelberg) using evoZero

Brevik CCS facility inaugurated18 Jun 2025Complete.
evoZero cement launched to market17 Oct 2025Complete.
Skøyen Station (Oslo) completed with evoZero2025Complete.
DREIHAUS project (Heidelberg) using evoZeroTarget 2026Current milestone.

Most important updates

Upcoming

2026DREIHAUS project (Heidelberg) using evoZero (next)
2026EU and Norwegian carbon pricing

Current obstacles

Cost premium limits adoptionCapture, liquefaction, transport, and storage add cost. Wider adoption depends on carbon pricing.
Scaling CCS infrastructureOnly some regions have suitable geology and transport networks. Building at other plants requires large investment.

Physics limits

Absorption efficiency requires energy for regenerationCurrent capture methods are efficient but need heat to regenerate the absorbent. Lower heat requirement is a research target.
Only 50% of emissions captured at BrevikRemaining CO2 from distributed sources requires different technology or higher cost.

How it works

3 parts

Post-combustion capture

CO2 stripped from kiln exhaust

Chemical absorbent removes CO2 from hot exhaust gases after limestone heating and fuel burning.

Liquefaction & transport

CO2 as liquid for shipping

CO2 compressed and cooled to liquid state for ship and pipeline transport without leaking.

Permanent storage

Injected into North Sea geology

CO2 piped to North Sea and injected into depleted reservoirs, trapped by rock layers for millions of years.

Spec sheet

Spec	Brevik CCS / evoZero
Annual CO2 capture capacity	400,000 tonnes^R (reported)
Share of plant emissions captured	50%^R (reported)
Global Warming Potential reduction	Near-zero vs standard cement^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

2 updates

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Major: Heidelberg launches evoZero, world's first net-zero carbon cement, to marketPressCommercial

Wed 18 Jun 2025

Major: Heidelberg inaugurates Brevik CCS, world's first industrial cement carbon capture facilityPressManufacturing

About Heidelberg Materials

The team behind Brevik CCS / evoZero

Heidelberg Materials

Cement, carbon capture, CCS, building materials

German multinational building materials company founded 1873. Inaugurated Brevik CCS in Norway in June 2025, the first industrial-scale carbon capture facility in the cement industry. Produces evoZero, the world's first net-zero cement.

One of the world's largest building materials companies operating across Europe.
Brevik CCS captures 400,000 tonnes of CO2 annually—50% of plant emissions.
evoZero cement launched October 2025, used in Skøyen Station (Oslo) and other European projects.

heidelbergmaterials.com (opens heidelbergmaterials.com)Company profile →

Founded: 1873153 yrs
Headquarters: Germany
Status: Public
Listed: HEINBMV
Valuation: public
Staff: ~51,000Jan 2026
Works in: MaterialsClean cement
Coverage: 1 program · 2 updateslatest 17 Oct 2025checked 10 Oct
Customers: Skanska (opens skanska.com)
Partners: Norwegian Government (Longship) (opens regjeringen.no)DNV Business Assurance (opens dnv.com)
People: Dr Dominik von Achten (opens heidelbergmaterials.com)Chairman of the Managing Board

Spec

Brevik CCS / evoZero

Annual CO2 capture capacity

400,000 tonnes^R (reported)

Share of plant emissions captured

50%^R (reported)

Global Warming Potential reduction

Near-zero vs standard cement^R (reported)