Canada's First Carbon Upcycling Facility Takes Shape
Canada's First Carbon Upcycling Facility Takes Shape 🕓 Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Overview Background & Context Implications & Analysis Reactions & Statements What Comes Next Conclusion Overview Canada is poised to make a significant leap in its commitment to decarbonization and a circular economy with the groundbreaking of its first commercial-scale carbon upcycling facility. This pioneering project, a collaboration between Carbon Upcycling Technologies and Ash Grove Cement, signifies a pivotal moment for industrial sustainability, aiming to transform carbon dioxide emissions into valuable, eco-friendly building materials. Located within Ash Grove Cement's plant in Delta, British Columbia, the facility is set to capture CO2 directly from industrial flue gases, repurposing it to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). The initiative represents a tangible step towards mitigating the environmental impact of heavy industries, particularly the cemen...