10 Most Important Companies in the World

8. Aker Carbon Capture

Even if carbon emissions were supposedly stopped completely, the global temperatures would keep on rising due to the carbon already emitted, and could still potentially trigger tipping points. This problem is mitigated by forests, which act as natural carbon sinks, but half of the global forest cover is gone due to human activity. 

In this respect, the Norway-based Aker Carbon Capture is one of the most important companies in the world. It uses its proprietary carbon capture technology to capture carbon dioxide from waste flue gasses from different industries like cement plants and oil refineries. Its Brevik cement plant has a carbon-capture capacity of 0.4 million tons per annum. 

In January, 2023, the company announced the signing of a letter of intent for the delivery of two of its ‘Just Catch’ solutions to an undisclosed European customer, with the individual carbon capture capacity of 0.1 million tons per annum.