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CarbiCrete increases production of cement-free concrete
CarbiCrete, a firm involved in the decarbonization of concrete, announced that the installation of new equipment at a plant in Drummondville Quebec, operated by hardscape manufacturer Patio Drummond, has been completed. This will enable Patio Drummond to increase production of CarbiCrete products.
CarbiCrete’s patented technology enables the production of cement-free concrete, avoiding cement-related emissions by replacing cement with a steel-making by-product and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by mineralizing CO2 into the concrete for permanent storage.
The first structure to be constructed using CarbiCrete blocks produced at Patio Drummond is a low-carbon building at Aecon’s Innovation and Training Centre in Holland Landing, Ontario, inaugurated on December 6.