10/14/2025
Etex and Heidelberg Materials Benelux unveil breakthrough fibre cement recycling to produce low-carbon cement
Etex, a global leader in lightweight construction materials, and Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions, with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and concrete in Belgium and the Netherlands, participate in the joint project CEMLOOP XL – an industrial-scale innovative initiative co-funded by the European Union LIFE Programme.
The project aims to revolutionise fibre cement recycling by enabling a fully closed-loop solution, making fibre cement a complete circular product, using advanced Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology. This breakthrough innovation reduces CO₂ emissions in cement production by at least 20% and cuts energy consumption in the process by 15%.