The project is intended to serve as a blueprint for climate-neutral industry in Germany, demonstrating a solution that is scalable, economically viable, and capable of safeguarding jobs. The facility which is currently being commissioned is expected to capture up to 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year, making Höver one of the first industrial sites in Germany to capture greenhouse gas emissions on this scale.

CO₂ will be separated from exhaust gases using Cool Planet’s advanced membrane carbon capture process. As the capture system is installed downstream of the production process, it enables existing cement plants to be retrofitted without requiring major modifications.

Following the final expansion phase, approximately 90% of CO₂ emissions from the Höver cement plant are planned to be captured, purified to a high-grade standard, and ultimately utilised in industrial applications.