Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling and Ash Grove, a CRH Company, have officially broken ground on Carbon 1 Mississauga—the first commercial carbon capture and utilization (CCU) facility of its kind at a cement plant in Canada.
Located at Ash Grove’s Mississauga, Ontario site, the facility will deploy Carbon Upcycling’s patented technology to permanently sequester carbon dioxide emitted from the cement kiln. The captured CO₂ will be used to transform local industrial byproducts into high-quality supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), offering a low-carbon alternative for construction and manufacturing.
Once operational in 2026, Carbon 1 Mississauga will be capable of producing up to 30,000 tonnes of SCMs annually, marking a significant step toward Canada’s climate goals and clean manufacturing ambitions.
“Carbon 1 Mississauga is a milestone in our journey to build world-leading, domestic supply chains in North America,” said Apoorv Sinha, CEO of Carbon Upcycling. “With this project we’re setting the precedent for a new way forward. One that aligns community, industry and climate, so that we can build local, build better, and most importantly, build today.”
The project is being delivered through a multi-stakeholder collaboration, including an investment from CRH Ventures—CRH’s venture capital arm—which is helping scale Carbon Upcycling’s technology across the cement sector.
In recognition of its environmental potential and innovation, Carbon 1 Mississauga has been awarded up to $10 million in federal funding. The project is supported by Next Generation Manufacturing Canada’s Sustainable Manufacturing Program, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Fund, and the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).
The initiative is also expected to generate several permanent skilled jobs in the region, along with construction-related employment, reinforcing its impact on both the environment and the local economy.
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