Oct 22 (Reuters) - The European Union will provide some

157 million euros ($170 million) for a carbon capture project in

Germany operated by industrial gas firm Linde ( LIN ) and

Mexican cement maker Cemex, the latter said on

Tuesday.

"This funding will go towards a pioneering CO2 capture

project at Cemex's cement plant in Rudersdorf, Germany," the

company said in a statement.

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