CEMEX Will Implement Technology to Drastically Reduce Carbon Emissions

							?CEMEX, a leading cement manufacturer, will work with the Department of Energy
(DOE) on a pilot program to try and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions
from one of its domestic cement plants. CEMEX has already made great strides in
reducing its energy consumption and emissions as part of their manufacturing mission,
so participating in the DOE program is the next logical step to effectively cutting
carbon emissions on a larger scale.

About the DOE's CCS Project

The DOE has chosen 12 companies in the industrial business sector to implement
their CCS project in order to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial
factories and plants tend to consume excessive amounts of energy, as well as emit
millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the environment. To try and combat this
nature of the industrial sector, businesses such as chemical plants, refineries, cement
plants, manufacturers and paper mills have been especially approached to develop this
important technology to help the environment.

CEMEX, specifically, will work closely with RTI International, based out of North
Carolina, to develop a CCS (Carbon Capture and Sequestration) system on a large
enough scale to effectively cut greenhouse gas emissions to the bare minimum.
CEMEX has agreed in this initial Phase of the project to fund 20 percent of the project
cost to develop this CCS system, while the DOE will donate $1.4 M to get this system
up and running.

Basically, the CCS system functions as a dry sorbent carbon dioxide system that
captures potential emissions and compresses them before they are released into the
environment. An injection station is part of this Phase, and a pipeline will be built if
determined to be necessary.

Potential Benefits

If these CCS systems are ultimately proved to accomplish the DOE's goals of
removing up to 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually from the
environment, then the potential environmental benefits are numerous. CEMEX hopes
that the CCS system will be successful in their cement plant so that they can be the
pioneers in their industry and pave the way toward a cleaner tomorrow.

CCS systems also have the potential to create many jobs at a time when
unemployment has reached record highs and the economy is volatile. CCS systems
will require the addition of employees to build, install and maintain these vast systems
and will also contribute to a greener working environment and greater environmental
awareness.

CEMEX was already commended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
proactively reducing its carbon dioxide emissions. CEMEX was the 2009 ENERGY
STAR Partner of the Year, chosen by the EPA and DOE for its eco-friendly industrial
practices. CEMEX was honored for reducing its greenhouse emissions by 115,000
metric tons in 2008, which is akin to giving 1500 homes electricity for ten years.

Indeed, the potential benefits for implementing CCS systems throughout the industrial
sector could have a monumentally positive impact if successful and lead the way for
more businesses to clean up their acts.