K6

EQIOM (CRH) · Lumbres · FR · Cement and concrete · decarbonisation

In construction

K6 is EQIOM (CRH)'s cement project at Lumbres, France.

Why it matters

It is being built.

K6 went into construction on 15 February 2024. as of 2024-02-15
It is at Lumbres, France. as of 2024-02-15
It uses alternative fuels in the kiln and post-combustion carbon capture. as of 2024-02-15
€0 million of public money has been committed to it. as of 2024-02-15

2024-02-15In constructionPhase one launched: a new clinker line at Lumbres, supported by €40 million of French state funding through ADEME under NextGenerationEU. Capture is a stated second phase.source

Alternative fuels in the kilncommercialWaste-derived and biomass fuels replace coal and petcoke in the kiln, which cuts combustion emissions and nothing else — the calcination CO2 is untouched, so this route has a ceiling below half the plant's emissions.
Post-combustion carbon captureearly-commercialCO2 is separated from the kiln's flue gas after combustion, using an amine or solvent process bolted onto an existing plant, which is what makes it the retrofit route for kilns that are not being rebuilt.

€40 mFrance Relance / ADEME (NextGenerationEU)approvedA national decision under a French recovery programme. The register has read no act that carries it, so the funding names its programme and points at no measure.“le Gouvernement d'accorder un financement de quarante millions d'euros”source