The course, focused on the challenges and opportunities of deploying carbon capture, transport, storage, and utilization (CCUS) technologies, took place on June 26 and 27 in Tarragona. It was organized by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the Spanish CO₂ Technology Platform (PTECO₂), bringing together a wide range of academic, institutional, and industrial stakeholders. The goal: to move towards a cleaner and more resilient industry in the face of the climate emergency.
“Our sector is fully committed to sustainability and climate neutrality, and therefore to the technologies that will make this possible—such as CCUS—which are essential in our case to reach net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050.” This was the message delivered by Albert Avellaneda, Director of Ciment Català, during the closing roundtable of the intensive course.
Ciment Català’s involvement was further strengthened by the participation of associated companies at various points throughout the program. Ignacio Machimbarrena, Chief Innovation Officer at Molins, presented specific CO₂ capture projects, while Mariano García, Sustainability Director at HOLCIM, and Javier Uría, CCUS Spain Project Manager at CEMEX, shared the sector’s perspective during a roundtable on the challenges faced by “hard-to-abate” industries.
Through this active presence, Ciment Català and its associated companies not only demonstrate their commitment to technological innovation, but also their determination to lead a structural transformation toward a cement industry aligned with climate goals and current and future environmental, economic, and social demands.