Ambuja Cements Partners Leilac for Commercial-Scale Low-Carbon Cement Project in Gujarat

New Delhi: Ambuja Cements, the Adani Group’s cement and building materials company, has partnered with UK-based clean technology firm Leilac to develop a commercial-scale low-carbon cement production project at its Sanghipuram plant in Gujarat’s Kutch district.

The project will evaluate Leilac’s carbon capture and hybrid electrification technology at Ambuja Cements’ 6.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Sanghi plant, with the aim of reducing emissions, lowering fuel consumption and increasing the use of renewable electricity in cement manufacturing, according to a company statement on Monday.

The initiative forms part of Ambuja Cements’ broader decarbonisation strategy and supports its Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-validated net-zero target for 2050.

“As the company advances the electrification of cement manufacturing to increase the use of renewable energy, backed by nearly 1 GW of captive green power, it is laying the groundwork to scale breakthrough solutions such as carbon capture.

“Importantly, this collaboration is expected to improve the economics of carbon capture, strengthening the business case for large-scale deployment of carbon capture and utilisation,” it said.

Subject to successful demonstration, the project could be scaled up by seven to eight times to capture more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, making it one of the world’s largest industrial-scale facilities of its kind.

“The cement industry’s transition to a lower-carbon future will require bold thinking, technological innovation and collaboration across the value chain. Our partnership with Leilac reflects our commitment to evaluating next-generation technologies that can reduce process emissions while improving energy efficiency and supporting long-term sustainable growth,” Ambuja Cements Director Karan Adani said.

Leilac CEO Daniel Rennie said the collaboration aims to deliver a commercial-scale project for low-cost, low-carbon cement production and demonstrate an economic and replicable solution for the global cement industry.

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