Holcim has employed Paebbl’s mineralised CO2-infused concrete in a logistics centre project in Germany, marking a significant step towards large-scale adoption of carbon-storing construction materials and reinforcing industry efforts to cut embodied carbon.
Holcim has taken a further step into carbon-storing construction materials with the first commercial-scale use of Paebbl’s mineralised supplementary cementitious material in a logistics centre project in southern Germany.
The Swiss building materials group worked with Swedish startup Paebbl and contractor Goldbeck on the scheme, using a concrete mix that incorporated Paebbl Rebond, a material made through accelerated mineralisation of captured CO2 into a stable powder rich in magnesium carbonate and silicon dioxide. According to Holcim, the mix cut cement use by 15% versus a conventional CEM II/B-M reference formulation and locked away 886kg of CO2 across the 420m² project area.
The project moved from concept to delivery in six months, with testing carried out at Holcim’s innovation centre in Lyon and plant trials in southern Germany to check workability, air content and bleeding behaviour. Holcim also worked with Paebbl on a verified environmental product declaration for the concrete system, a step likely to matter for customers seeking auditable emissions data.
The deployment fits a wider industry push to find lower-carbon substitutes for clinker and to widen the use of CO2 in building materials. Holcim has already been rolling out other low-carbon concrete products, including ECOPact, which it says helped deliver 825 tonnes of CO2 savings on SEGRO’s logistics park in Oberhausen, part of a redevelopment of a former coal mining area. The company has also backed recycling and mineralisation technologies through its venture and project portfolio.
Holcim is simultaneously pursuing heavier-duty decarbonisation measures at its German cement plants. Its Carbon2Business initiatives in Lägerdorf, Höver and Beckum are testing different capture routes, from oxyfuel and membrane systems to amine scrubbing, as the group looks to turn captured CO2 into industrial feedstock. In Lägerdorf, Holcim says it aims to build a climate-neutral cement plant using second-generation oxyfuel technology, while its broader CCUS programme includes projects in Poland and Belgium targeting around 1.2 million tonnes and 1.1 million tonnes of annual CO2 capture respectively.
For a sector under pressure to cut embodied carbon while maintaining performance and cost control, the Paebbl project offers a practical signal: mineralisation is moving beyond pilot-scale claims and into ordinary commercial delivery.
- https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/181299/holcim-deploys-carbon-storing-concrete-technology-in-german-logistics-project.html – Please view link – unable to able to access data
- https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/181299/holcim-deploys-carbon-storing-concrete-technology-in-german-logistics-project.html – Holcim has partnered with Swedish startup Paebbl and contractor Goldbeck to implement Paebbl’s carbon-storing supplementary cementitious material technology in a logistics centre project in southern Germany. The project utilised an innovative Holcim concrete mix incorporating Paebbl Rebond, a mineralised SCM produced through accelerated mineralisation technology that converts captured CO₂ into a stable mineral powder composed primarily of magnesium carbonate and silicon dioxide. This concrete mix enabled a 15% reduction in cement consumption compared to a conventional CEM II/B-M reference mix and permanently mineralised and stored 886kg of CO₂ across the 420m² project area. The project progressed from concept to implementation within six months, including laboratory testing at the Holcim Innovation Center in Lyon, France, and plant trials conducted with Holcim South Germany to assess concrete workability, air content, and bleeding behaviour. Holcim also collaborated with Paebbl on the preparation of a verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the concrete system. This application represents a growing interest in carbon-mineralisation technologies as cement and concrete producers seek lower-carbon SCM alternatives and additional pathways for CO₂ utilisation within construction materials.
- https://www.holcim.com/who-we-are/our-stories/logistics-park-ecopact – Real estate developer SEGRO used Holcim’s ECOPact low-carbon concrete to revitalise a former coal mining area in Germany by building a new logistics park on the site. The project delivered 825 tons of CO₂ savings, a reduction of 33% compared to the German industry reference. 9,500 m³ of ECOPact low-carbon concrete fulfilled the client’s resource-saving, recycled, and low-carbon building materials requirements. The SEGRO Logistics Park Oberhausen, located in the heart of Germany’s Ruhr region, covers 21 hectares with a storage area of about 120,000 square meters. The project aimed for the German Sustainable Building Council’s (DGNB) Platinum and Climate Positive certificates, using as much resource-saving, recycled, and low-carbon building materials from the region as possible.
- https://www.holcim.com/who-we-are/our-stories/zephyr-ost-sustainable-construction-recycled-aggregates – Zephyr Ost in the Tech Cluster Zug is the largest construction project in Switzerland to date with climate-friendly concrete. For this project, V-ZUG is using Holcim’s high-quality recycling concrete ECOPactRECARB made possible thanks to a partnership with a Swiss start-up. Coupling an innovative carbon storage technology with concrete containing recycled aggregates and resource-saving cement Susteno, CO₂ is captured and stored permanently and safely in demolished concrete to pave the way towards net-zero. The result is Holcim’s most climate-friendly concrete to date and enables truly circular construction.
- https://www.holcim.com/who-we-are/our-stories/carbon-removal-neustark – Neustark, a startup in Holcim’s MAQER Ventures portfolio, has developed a solution to accelerate concrete carbonation—the natural process by which concrete absorbs CO₂ from the atmosphere—from a century to hours. Their mineralisation technology permanently binds CO₂ in recycled concrete. Holcim is rolling it out at recycling plants, driving circular construction using innovative technologies while deploying a powerful tool for decarbonisation. The process begins at biogas plants, where Neustark captures and liquifies CO₂ that would have otherwise been emitted into the atmosphere, then transports it to nearby concrete recycling plants. The recycling plants receive and process old concrete from demolition sites. Neustark uses its technology to inject CO₂ into concrete granules, triggering a mineralisation process that transforms the CO₂ into rock, storing it permanently. These carbonated concrete granules can then be used to produce recycled concrete and other building materials to drive low-carbon, circular construction.
- https://www.holcim.de/nachhaltigkeit/dekarbonisierung – Holcim has initiated decarbonisation projects at all its cement plants in Germany, focusing on different technologies best suited to each location. The ‘Carbon2Business’ projects in Lägerdorf, Höver, and Beckum aim to capture and purify CO₂ for use as a raw material. In Lägerdorf, Holcim plans to build a climate-neutral cement plant using second-generation oxyfuel technology to capture nearly all CO₂ emissions. In Höver, Holcim is testing a CO₂ capture plant based on membrane technology in collaboration with Cool Planet Technologies and the Helmholtz Centre Hereon, aiming to demonstrate the technology’s performance on an industrial scale and potentially capture 90% of CO₂ emissions. In Beckum, Holcim is using amine scrubbing technology to capture CO₂. The goal is to develop the captured greenhouse gas CO₂ into a valuable raw material, such as a base material in the chemical industry for producing plastics.
- https://www.holcim.com/what-we-do/green-operations/ccus – Holcim is implementing Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) projects at several sites. In Lägerdorf, Germany, the Carbon2Business project aims to capture 1.2 million tons of CO₂ annually and achieve net-zero emissions by 2029. In Kujawy, Poland, the Go4ECOPlanet project will capture 1.2 million tons of CO₂ annually for offshore storage, with net-zero emissions targeted by 2027. In Obourg, Belgium, the GO4ZERO project will deploy innovative carbon capture technology at the plant and transport the CO₂ for offshore storage, aiming to capture 1.1 million tons of CO₂ annually and achieve net-zero emissions by 2028.
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