Lafarge Canada Inc’s Bath cement plant, located near Kingston, Ontario, is piloting an innovative CO2 capture and mineralisation system developed by Hyperion Global Energy Corp. The project aims to cut emissions by 10,000tpa, with further plans for industrial-scale deployment.
“This represents a 500 per cent scale-up of the technology,” said Rob Cumming, head of sustainability and public affairs at Lafarge Canada (East). “It’s one of the solutions we can rely on for decarbonisation.”
The captured CO2, diverted via external scrubbers into Hyperion’s patented Tandem Carbon Recycling (TCR) system, is transformed into precipitated calcium carbonate for use in low-carbon concrete. The fully operational pilot system, installed in 2023, achieved key milestones and is ready to scale further in 2025.
Hyperion’s modular, container-based technology requires minimal construction and downtime, offering Lafarge a cost-effective pathway to decarbonisation. Cumming highlighted its potential to reduce emissions by up to 10 per cent at North American cement plants, with scalability to handle 50,000ta.
