Ryan Gilliam, CEO and co-founder of Fortera, joins host Jim Vurpillat on Manufacturing Talks to discuss how his company captures CO2 directly into cement without disrupting existing plant operations.
Key insights:
Cement causes about 8% of global CO2 emissions, mostly from limestone decomposition.
Fortera’s reactive carbonate process captures CO2 to create a cement product that is 44% CO2 by weight.
The technology bolts onto existing cement kilns rather than requiring costly retrofits, it cuts CO2 emissions by roughly 70% using current infrastructure.
Fortera’s first commercial plant is already capturing thousands of tons of CO2 while scaling toward larger 400,000-ton facilities.