Revealing no less than four new equity investments in technology start-ups last month, Air Liquide disclosed that it had acquired a stake in US start-up, Solidia Technologies®, contributing towards the development of a new sustainable concrete.
That investment has now been described by the Tier One corporation as a partnership, with the two companies teaming up to provide new equipment for carbon dioxide (CO2) injection.
The new equipment for CO2 injection and curing seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of commercial-scale production of sustainable Solidia ConcreteTM – resulting in reduced concrete curing times of less than 24 hours as well as lower water consumption.
This project meshes perfectly with our own vision of a world where CO2 means green and sustainability is an engine for growth
It is believed that Solidia’s patented process of curing concrete with CO2 instead of water will allow the entire industrial chain to reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete by up to 70%.
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