Pinsent Masons advises Heidelberg Materials UK on world’s first fully decarbonised cement production project

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Heidelberg Materials UK on securing the funding agreement with UK government to drive forwards its world-leading project to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant at its Padeswood cement works in North Wales. Named by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero as a ‘priority project’ to join the industry-leading HyNet North West cluster in August, once operational, the Padeswood CCS plant will have the capacity to capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year from Heidelberg Materials’ existing cement works,…

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