The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) has highlighted a mobile carbon-capture trial at the Saraburi Sandbox as part of its programme to assess carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) for Thailand’s cement industry.

Speaking at the Thailand CCUS Grand Forum 2026, TCMA chairman Surachai Nimla-or said the sector’s transition towards net zero by 2050 requires carbon-management technologies alongside energy efficiency, alternative fuels and lower-carbon cement products.

The mobile carbon-capture unit was developed by the Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute at Canada’s University of Regina. TCMA describes its deployment as the first trial of this technology in Thailand’s cement industry.

The project is managed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, with funding support from Environment and Climate Change Canada and additional support from the Global Cement and Concrete Association and Chulalongkorn University. The trial will build operating experience and assess technical and economic feasibility ahead of potential industrial deployment.

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TCMA views carbon utilisation as an initial route for technology demonstration while preparing for longer-term geological storage. Potential applications under consideration include low-carbon methanol and CO2-cured construction products, including fibre cement and concrete blocks.

The association called for clearer regulation, investment incentives, shared infrastructure and stronger market demand to support commercial development. Its announcement did not disclose the pilot’s capture capacity, investment cost or operating results.