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Meta partners with Fortera on low‑carbon cement plant in Missouri

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Canary Media reports that Meta struck a deal with Fortera to help build its first commercial low‑carbon cement plant in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri . Canary Media reports that Fortera’s approach captures carbon dioxide from other industrial processes and injects it into cement, trapping the CO2 instead of venting it . Canary Media reports that Meta will buy environmental attribute certificates from Fortera representing about 200,000 tons of cement from the forthcoming project, though financial terms were not disclosed . Canary Media reports that tech companies are seeking low‑carbon construction materials to limit the climate impact of their data centers, but little clean cement is currently produced in the United States .

Why it matters. Canary Media reports that Meta’s purchase signals demand and aims to help Fortera advance the low‑carbon cement plant, potentially expanding clean cement supply for data centers .

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