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Sustainable lightweight aggregate for use in lightweight concrete and other applications
About
Sustainable lightweight aggregate made from waste for use in lightweight concrete. Lightweight, strong, insulating, low water absorption and fully recyclable. Will reduce cost and environmental impact across the supply chain for industrial and commercial waste producers, collectors and re-processors, construction material manufacturers, constructors and developers/end users. The material has been produced at pilot plant scale and successfully tested as a prototype by major customers. Now seeking partner-investors to build a first UK factory.
Key Benefits
Lightweight, strong, and inert/fully recyclable with a market leading specification. Low water absorption reducing water:cement demand in the concrete mix. Thermal and acoustic insulation properties. Almost 100% waste content diverted from landfill - ideal for resource efficiency in a circular economy and for responsible sourcing of materials. Reduces cost and environmental impact including carbon footprint across the supply chain. A local solution diverting waste from landfill, displacing the unsustainable importation of primary and manufactured lightweight aggregates to many countries.
Applications
1 Lightweight concrete: Structural - a) precast and readymix b) Non-structural - blocks 2 Geotechnical fill 3 Drainage