Concrete steps? For China cement giants, monster carbon footprint smothers climate goals

WUHU, China (Reuters) - At its massive Baimashan plant near the Yangtze river in eastern China, cement giant Anhui Conch has invested the best part of $10 million (8 million pounds)in new equipment to capture and store climate-warming greenhouse gas produced by its kilns.The pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, installed last year in the city of Wuhu in Anhui province, separates and purifies 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year, which Conch will sell to industrial consumers...