Taiwan Cement Corporation awards oxyfuel project to thyssenkrupp polysius

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), Taipei, and thyssenkrupp Polysius, via its regional headquarter Asia-Pacific office agreed to construct and commission a separate oxyfuel calciner at the cement producer's Hoping cement plant with a compact footprint.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Taipei, Taiwan, for a pilot plant that will be integrated into the existing Hoping production line. In a first step, TCC will commission thyssenkrupp Polysius with the engineering of the plant.

Pablo Hofelich, CEO of thyssenkrupp Polysius, emphasises: "Reducing CO² emissions incement production is one of the most important challenges facing the industry today. We arevery pleased that we can support Taiwan Cement on this challenging path with our polysius^®oxyfuel technology. Together we will make this significant step and lighthouse projecttowards more sustainable cement production a success."

The basic principle of oxyfuel technology is to capture CO₂ from the exhaust gases of cementfactories and prevent it from being released into the atmosphere. To efficientlycapture the CO₂ emissions, the exhaust gas components must be modified. This is achieved by using pure oxygen instead of combustion air. In this way, the exhaust gas consists mainly of CO₂. The captured CO₂ can either be stored or used as feedstock to other industries.

From left to right: Ker-Fu Lu, senior VP Taiwan Cement, Nelson A Chang, CEO Taiwan Cement,

Pablo Hofelich, CEO thyssenkrupp Polysius, and Luc Rudowski, head of innovation thyssenkrupp Polysius

Hoping Cement plant will incorporate a thysenkrupp polysius oxyfuel system for carbon capture