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Oficemen and Ciuden sign an agreement for the capture of CO2 in cement production
22/02/2010
February 22, 2010
The Group of manufacturers of cement Spain, Oficemen, and City Energy Foundation (Ciuden) have signed a collaboration agreement in order to enhance the research and development of technologies of capture and storage of CO2 and demonstrate the feasibility of its application in the cement industry. Thanks to this agreement the Spanish cement industry can address together with Ciuden the realization of experimental plants necessary to design specific processes of capture of CO2 adapted to their needs.
Within the framework of this commitment, Oficemen and Ciuden will create a comprehensive programme of collaboration to develop joint activities of research and technological development, as well as training and dissemination of the same through the presence in trade fairsschools, or the specialized training in higher educational institutions.
Convention, which will be renewed automatically each year, also provides for the establishment of joint working teams, as well as a follow-up Committee, composed of six representatives of the two entities signed.
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