The LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) project will seek to prove a new type of carbon capture technology that can be applied to the cement and lime industries, called Direct Separation. LEILAC will develop, build and operate a pilot plant at the HeidelbergCement plant in Lixhe, Belgium to demonstrate this technology is unique because it aims to enable the capture of the unavoidable CO2 emissions (about 60 % of total CO2 emissions) from both industries without significant energy or capital penalty other than compressing the CO2. The LEILAC pilot will run throughputs of up to 240 tonnes per day, carry out fundamental research on the process demands and performance, and demonstrate that the technology works sufficiently robustly to begin scale-up planning. The project’s results will be shared widely through ongoing publications, conferences and this website.