THE TITAN Group signed a FEED-Front End Engineering & Design contract with Thyssenkrupp Polysius for the large-scale carbon capture project IFESTOS.

According to a related announcement, this collaboration is an important step for the implementation of one of the largest projects of its kind in Europe.

IFESTOS is to be implemented at the Kamari plant in Viotia, aiming for zero CO2 emissions and an annual production of 3 million tons of zero carbon footprint cement.

As part of the agreement, thyssenkrupp Polysius will design and equip the two furnaces at the Kamari plant with oxygen combustion systems for CO2 capture. First and second generation oxygen combustion and cryogenic capture technologies will combine to capture 98.5% of the plant’s CO2 emissions. Thanks to this approach, more than 1.9 million tons of CO2 emissions per year will be sequestered, representing approximately 12% of the annual emissions from all Greek industrial facilities, making IFESTOS the project with one of the largest carbon sequestration units in the Europe.

Marcel Cobuz, chairman of the TITAN Group Executive Committee, said: “This partnership furthers our efforts to achieve net zero emissions and zero carbon cement production. We are committed to driving carbon neutral initiatives with meaningful impact, in alignment with our vision for a more sustainable future. IFESTOS is a complex project and to implement it we are aligning many stakeholders across the value chain at a rapid pace. This project is the largest carbon sequestration project of its kind in Europe and is expected to have an extremely positive impact on achieving our goals for sustainability and in offering “green” cement as a modern material for infrastructure and housing projects”.

Samir Cairae, TITAN Group Chief Technology Officer, added: “TITAN leverages cutting-edge technologies for carbon sequestration, in partnership with organizations and businesses that are leaders in the international community and share our commitment to green innovation. The agreement with our partners to conduct the specific FEED study on oxygen combustion technology is the next step in the technical implementation of the IFESTOS project and proves that we are systematically moving closer to our goal. We are proud to be at the forefront of the industry’s technological transition to a more sustainable future.”

Dr. CetinNazikkol, director of Strategy at thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies, said: “With the oxygen combustion technology we have developed, approximately 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 can be avoided annually at the Kamari plant alone. This corresponds to approximately 12% of all greenhouse gas emissions from Greek industry. In this way we are making a significant contribution to one of the largest CO2 sequestration projects in Europe.”

Christian Myland, managing director of thyssenkrupp Polysius, said: “For the TITAN Group, we will use the latest CO2 separation technology, designing and equipping the first furnace with oxygen combustion technology. The modernization of the second furnace will use the relevant latest generation technology: Pure Oxyfuel, a pure oxygen combustion system. This will allow us to capture almost 100% of CO2 emissions in total.”