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NEXE presents unique project CO₂NTESSA

In Zagreb, 14th March 2023 – Cement plant NEXE d.d., the largest company in NEXE Group, a leading regional construction material producer presented today in Zagreb the CO₂NTESSA project. The project foresees plant modification based on the Oxyfuel technology of the second generation, the most economic long-term solution for complete elimination of CO₂ emissions. CO₂NTESSA project is unique in the world with estimated value of EUR 400 million and it is one of the largest planned investments in the industry in Croatia that creates prerequisites for economy growth through potential future income from CO₂ transport and storage from Croatia and the region. On the 16th March the project will be applied to the Innovation fund, that will enable co-financing of up to EUR 200 million.
On that occasion, President of the Board of NEXE d.d. Ivan Ergović signed a contract with international group Thyssenkrupp for engineering and modification of the clinker production line based on the newest Polysius Oxyfuel technology of the second generation. Thyssenkrupp is a group of largely independent industrial and technology businesses, which develop cost-effective and resource-friendly solutions for the challenges of the future, mainly in the fields of climate protection, energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future. Technology that these two companies plan to implement in the plant focuses on capture of CO₂ at the source of origin, unlike most other technologies that act only at the end of production process, while innovativeness of the project enables higher cost-efficiency of the process compared to other CO₂ capture technologies. The project is spearheading in the size of industrial application of the mentioned technology and it is one of the few in the EU that has efficient solution for disposal of captured CO₂ by transport pipeline to location Bockovci-1 , where CO₂ will be injected in depot-saline aquifer.
President of the Board of NEXE d.d. reminded that the production of cement is an energy-intensive process during which significant CO₂ emissions occur, which is why NEXE Group has for years been extremely focused on the implementation of projects with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint, increasing energy efficiency and increasing the share of use of alternative fuels and raw materials.
„NEXE Group wants to be a leader in green transition and we are proud of all green projects we have implemented so far. We designed CO₂NTESSA project with the aim of implementing carbon-neutral and cost-efficient cement production in the period from 2029 in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of operations. It is a lighthouse project in Europe and the world that includes the application of technology that will completely eliminate CO₂ emissions in production, which would figuratively mean half a million fewer vehicles on the roads", explained Ivan Ergović, adding that with the CO₂NTESSA project NEXE continues the green transition and ultimately creates prerequisites for the production of carbon-neutral cement.
Frank Ruoss, Member of the Board of the Business Unit Polysius of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG pointed out that that the decarbonization of industry is one of the most important tasks of our time.
„For the cement industry this means being able to produce its products in a more sustainable and CO₂-neutral way in the future. This is a major challenge that necessitates the use of new technologies. The polysius® pure oxyfuel technology enables optimal capture of CO₂ generated in the production process and is thus able to make significant contribution to the green transformation of the cement industry. The use of this new technology takes our customer Nexe a big step further on the way to a green cement plant at the Našice site. We are proud to be able to walk this path for the CO₂NTESSA project together with Nexe.", said Frank Ruoss. By signing the aforementioned contract, these two companies show their seriousness in the intention of building the first such large-scale factory in this part of Europe before the end of this decade.
NEXE d.d. is the second largest cement plant in Croatia and leading company in production, transport and installation of ready-mix concrete in Republic of Croatia. It is also the largest company and the backbone of NEXE Group, a regional producer of construction materials. NEXE Group is a business system of 15 companies with 1.800 employees in the Republic of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Thyssenkrupp Group employs approximately 96.000 people and in 48 countries it generated sales of EUR 41 billion in fiscal 2021/2022. Its business activities have been bundled in six segments: Materials Services, Industrial Components, Automotive Technology, Steel Europe, Marine Systems and Multi Tracks. Thyssenkrupp Group currently has a portfolio of approximately 17.370 patents and utility models.

