AC Minerals applied at the Architecture Triennale in Lisbon
CO2 MITIGATIONArchitecture using materials that don't burden the earth. That's the premise of Peter Besley and Jessica Spresser, Sydney-based architects selected for the Architecture Triennale in Lisbon. They approached us for this project because they wanted to incorporate circular and carbon-neutral raw materials into their design, which features concrete panels. Ceramic artist Benedetta Pompili designed a glazed column with rich color shades from our end product. Asbeter supplies them with MACMA: cement enriched with minerals. Opportunites to support this exciting exposition you find here.
We have successfully processed asbestos cement roofing sheets and pipes into a new, clean cement product with added minerals. By fully recrystallizing the asbestos fibers, these minerals are released and, together with the existing Portland cement, form an attractive, reactive belite.
The exhibition is also suitable for travel to other EU member states. There, too, there are significant opportunities for circular and CO2-neutral building materials. The EU expects that another 650 million tons of asbestos cement will be disposed of in the coming decades, for which there is insufficient landfill capacity.
With AC Minerals technology, this contaminated Portland cement no longer needs to be sent to landfills. The first AC Minerals factory in the Netherlands will open in 2027. With the licensing of the technology, there are ample opportunities for companies in countries that will soon follow.
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