In a major logistics achievement, deugro Hanau has successfully delivered four large storage tanks and a heat exchanger to Germany’s first large-scale Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) facility at a cement plant in Triefenstein-Lengfurt am Main. The facility, designed and built by Linde Engineering, is set to capture 70,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually and will begin operations in 2025.
The delivery included four 75-metric-ton tanks, each over 30 meters long, transported from Kayseri, Turkey, and a 180-metric-ton heat exchanger from Haren/Ems, Germany. The tanks were moved via truck to Iskenderun port, then shipped to Antwerp and transferred onto barges bound for Lengfurt. The heat exchanger followed a similar multimodal journey, arriving by barge at a private jetty near the site.
Despite the final stretch being only two kilometers, the last leg of transport proved most challenging. The narrow, mountainous village roads with tight 90-degree turns required nighttime delivery, road closures, and police escorts. Overland transport was executed using 16-axle modular trailers, with cranes and additional tractor units supporting the steep uphill haul.
“This complex delivery was made possible through excellent coordination with our client and partners,” said Florian Lumperda, Project Manager Operations at deugro Germany. “We’re proud to support this pioneering project that transforms captured carbon into valuable raw material.”
