Meta Signs Deals to Bring Low-Carbon Cement, Steel and Trucking to Data Centers

At a glance

Meta has signed long-term purchase deals covering cement, steel, trucking and recycled plastics used to build its data centers. The deals give suppliers guaranteed revenue so they can scale cleaner production methods.

Key points

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   Meta will support at least 180,000 tons of low-carbon cement from Sublime Systems and help Fortera build a new plant in Missouri.

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   Meta is backing near-zero-emission steel from Sweden-based Stegra, made without using coal to reduce iron.

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   Electric trucks and charging stations are being added along freight routes in Virginia, Texas, California and Arizona.

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   MacroCycle Technologies is getting financing for a plant that will turn hard-to-recycle plastic into 5,000 tons of recycled PET per year.

Why it matters

Building data centers creates a lot of carbon emissions from materials, so whether these cleaner production methods take hold across the market affects how much total emissions can be cut.