Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), in partnership with Worley and Heidelberg Materials UK, has entered the execution phase of the Padeswood Carbon Capture and Storage Project; the UK’s first full-scale CCS (carbon capture and storage) facility at a cement works.

Project overview

• The facility is designed to capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually from cement production operations at the Padeswood plant in Flintshire, North Wales.

• CO₂ will be transported via pipeline and permanently stored in depleted gas fields under Liverpool Bay, as part of the wider HyNet North West CCUS cluster.

• The project follows final investment decision (FID) reached in September 2025, and builds on a front-end engineering design (FEED) completed in 2024.

• Once completed (expected by 2029), the site will produce low-carbon “evoZero” cement, the first in the UK, enabling net-zero capable materials for construction and infrastructure.

This landmark CCS facility will reshape how heavy-industry and construction materials are produced and supplied. Cement is a cornerstone material for infrastructure, housing and commercial building. The switch to low-carbon cement has several implications:

• It underlines a shift toward decarbonisation-driven demand: future projects may increasingly specify low-carbon materials, influencing procurement, design and compliance standards across construction and FM portfolios.

• Creates demand for specialist engineers, plant operators, compliance officers and maintenance teams to manage CCS-enabled manufacturing, CO₂ transport, storage, and long-term asset management.

• Signals an acceleration of publicly supported green infrastructure; important for contractors, suppliers, building owners, FM providers and recruiters to note.

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