Investment
Bioindustry Fund I
Product
Waste concrete upcycling technology
Use
C2CA has developed a process that allows the upcycling of end-of-life concrete into drop-in materials for use in new concrete. The innovative process enables the effective separation of the individual components of end-of-life concrete (aggregate, sand and cement paste) through the combination of mechanical and thermal processes. Furthermore, the cement paste is carbonised, allowing its use as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete manufacturing.
Impact
With this circular economy solution, waste concrete can be further processed instead of being crushed for use as soil load bearing improvement material, which not only reduces the need for virgin or emission-intense raw materials and natural resources, but also advances circularity. The innovative process enables the effective separation of the individual components of end-of-life concrete (aggregate, sand and cement paste) through the combination of mechanical and thermal processes. The process enables 20–30% emission reduction and 100% material recovery and reuse of waste concrete.
The company is taxonomy aligned in economic activities “Material recovery from non-hazardous waste” and “Manufacture of cement” and contributes substantially to the EU Taxonomy’s climate mitigation goal. The emission reduction is compared to the life cycle emissions of conventional concrete. The calculation has been verified by an independent third party.
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Impact is a core value of C2CA, supporting our aim to build sustainable demand for circular materials in concrete. With this in mind, we are ecstatic about Taaleri Biodindustry I, a leading article 9 fund, joining our cap table. Taaleri Bioindustry team’s expertise is invaluable in advancing our efforts to provide high-quality, low-carbon alternatives to traditional concrete materials.
Thomas Petithuguenin
CEO of C2CA
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All Bioindustry Fund I-related carbon footprint calculations consider the full life cycle of the product. The values presented are based on third-party verified LCA calculations from which the data has been adjusted to the annual production volumes. The numbers presented have not been modified to account for the funds share of the carbon footprint, but they represent the total emissions. Only those values showing the fund’s share of the produced emissions are reported in the fund reports.
Carbon handprint is the amount of GHG that would have been emitted by the replaced product during the lifetime of the organisation’s product. The values presented are based on third party verified LCA calculations from which the data has been adjusted to annual production volumes. The numbers presented have not been modified to account for the funds share of the carbon handprint, but they represent the total avoided emissions. Only those values showing the fund’s share of the produced impact are reported in the fund reports.