Overview
The Carbon4Minerals project develops innovative technologies to capture CO₂ and convert it into carbon-negative minerals for high-value construction products, aiming to reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 135% compared to conventional cement-based materials. The project is co-funded by the European Union under the Digital, Industry and Space programme and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI). The project officially started in January 2023 and runs until December 2026.
In the news
- Carbon4Minerals at MC3 2026 in Tokyo 🇯🇵 Carbon4Minerals was represented at the 2nd International Conference on Mineral Carbonation for Cement and Concrete (MC3), held from 28–30 September 2026 at the University of Tokyo. On 30 September, Fernanda B. from ETH Zürich presented “A Framework for Accounting for CO₂ Management Services Provided by Mineral Carbonation Products”, while Mingyu Wang from RWTH Aachen University presented “Carbonation-induced evolution of steel slag compacts revealed by in-situ synchrotron X-ray
- Carbon4Minerals featured in the latest Project Repository Journal! The new article “From industrial CO₂ to low-carbon construction materials: Carbon4Minerals pilots in action” highlights two industrial pilots demonstrating how CO₂ mineralisation can support the production of lower-carbon construction materials. 🏭 At the Górażdże cement plant in Poland, the project is testing the carbonation of recycled concrete powder using cement kiln flue gases. 🧱 At Vandersanden’s Lanklaar site in Belgium, CO₂ mineralisation is being
- 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐂𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) is heading to Tokyo, Japan to participate in 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞. RWTH's 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 is at the frontier of construction materials science, specialising in 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥
- 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐂𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) is heading to Tokyo, Japan to participate in 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞. RWTH's 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 is at the frontier of construction materials science, specialising in 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥
- 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝟒𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 Our 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 in the series explaining the 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝟒𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 concept brings everything together. Hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions need solutions beyond renewables. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝟒𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 explores how captured industrial CO₂ and mineral waste streams can support low-carbon binders, construction products and more circular material systems. 👉 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 to see how the project connects
- ReConcrete recognised in the INCITE TRIT 2026 report The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has published the INCITE Technical Report on Innovative Techniques 2026, mapping industrial innovation across energy-intensive sectors. ReConcrete is highlighted as a cement-sector innovation supporting circular economy and CCUS objectives. Its approach closely connects with 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝟒𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬’ work on CO₂ use, mineral-based circular systems and low-carbon construction materials. 👉 Read the report:
- Carbon4Minerals at the opening of VITO EARTH! VITO has officially opened its new VITO EARTH research facility in Mol, Belgium – bringing together advanced laboratories and pilot-scale infrastructure to help bridge the gap between research and industrial application. For Carbon4Minerals, one of the key highlights is the autoclave located in the facility’s CCUS corner, supporting project-related work on CO₂ use, mineral carbonation and the valorisation of industrial residues. This closely reflects the Carbon4Minerals
- 𝟖 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 How can CO₂ capture and low-carbon construction materials be demonstrated in practice? The Carbon4Minerals project will operate 8 industrial pilots across the process value chain — from CO₂ capture to low-carbon construction products. The pilots cover three key application areas: 💨 CO₂ capture using liquid and solid amines ♻️ CO₂-negative clinker and SCMs using steel slags and recycled concrete fines 🧱 Carbonation curing for bricks, pavers, tiles, façade
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