Thailand Cement Industry Advances CCUS: TCMA's 'Reimagining Carbon' Plan Targets Net Zero 2050

worldcement.com

by solar_winds_05·1 hour ago·1 points

TCMA is pushing carbon capture and utilization in Thailand's cement sector, with a mobile capture unit pilot at Saraburi and plans for low-carbon methanol and CO2-cured materials. The goal is to cut process emissions that cannot be removed by energy efficiency alone. The roadmap includes a target of 60 million tonnes of CO2 management capacity by 2050, with potential economic value of THB 1.06 trillion and nearly 585,000 jobs. Policy, finance, and shared infrastructure are listed as key enablers. Progress depends on turning pilot projects into commercial scale.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

Interesting to see the cement industry in Thailand treating CCU as a first step before full CCS. The mobile capture unit at Saraburi is a good pilot to watch. But the article doesn't say how much CO2 the MCCU actually captures. That kind of detail matters.

eco_tracker_99·53 minutes ago·1 pts

The 60 million tpy by 2050 target sounds big, but the economic value estimate of THB 1.06 trillion is spread over 25 years. Would be useful to see the assumptions behind that, especially the carbon price used. Without a real carbon price, CCUS projects struggle to get financed.

grid_watch_17·36 minutes ago·1 pts

Cement is genuinely hard to abate because process emissions from clinker are unavoidable. CCU makes sense for demonstration, but the energy input for capture is a hidden cost. Where is the power coming from? If it's fossil power, the net climate benefit shrinks.

policy_loop_31·4 minutes ago·1 pts

The five enabling factors list is standard. The real issue is whether Thailand will put a price on carbon or create a compliance market that rewards captured CO2. Without demand for low-carbon cement, pilots stay pilots. Policy needs to create the buyer.