TOKYO -- Japanese general contractor Taisei has developed a technology to lock up carbon dioxide from the air in the process of making concrete, significantly reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas, Nikkei has learned.
General contractor to create cement with calcium carbonate, capturing gas

Japanese general contractor Taisei has developed a calcium carbonate cement that captures rather than emits carbon dioxide in the process of making concrete. (Source photo by Kaisuke Ota)
TOKYO -- Japanese general contractor Taisei has developed a technology to lock up carbon dioxide from the air in the process of making concrete, significantly reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas, Nikkei has learned.