The Holcim Croatia cement factory in Koromačno has received financial support of HRK3.3m (€0.44m) for the production of low-carbon cement.
The project is being supported by Innovation Norway and is co-financed under the Business Development and Innovation Croatia Programme.
Nikola Kovačević, director of the Holcim cement factory in Koromačno, said the facility is currently limited in the process for dosing of mineral additives, which is why it sought help to improve its technology.
He added: “The new conditions after we implement this project will allow us to make greater use of mineral supplements. Otherwise, mineral admixtures in cement have a threefold benefit: on the one hand, different characteristics are created in the cement to meet the requirements of different types of construction.
“On the other hand, the useful use of already existing resources increases and the use of natural resources decreases. As a result, the third benefit is that in this way the share of clinker in the cement, ie the carbon footprint, is reduced.”
According to the European Union’s legislative framework, which encourages the decarbonisation of Europe by 2050, in the next few years it will be necessary to encourage investment in a number of technologies that will reduce CO2 emissions and carbon footprint.
In addition, the Green Plan of the European Union provides for better waste management, and encourages the use of waste or by-products of an industrial process in the creation and production of a new product. This is made possible by the European standard for cement production, which is also applied in Croatia.
