Building a Sustainable Future: Neustark and Aggregate Industries Collaborate

Bern-based carbon removal specialist Neustark is entering the UK market with a technology that needs no illustration: it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in recycled concrete. This breakthrough addresses one of the biggest emitters in the global economy: the construction industry. Not only does this technology reduce carbon emission but also the rubble arising due to demolition becomes carbon sink construction material- a colossal step toward minimization of the negative consequences of this industry. It recently opened its first UK location in Greenwich, London, that is expected to sequester 1,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year. That amount of CO2 is equivalent to what will be absorbed by 16,000 tree seedlings when they grow into full maturity for ten years. So far in the UK, the result has been a stepping stone toward scaling up Neustark operations more broadly across Europe, hand-in-glove with Aggregate Industries - Britain's leading supplier of innovative, sustainable building solutions. Revolutionary Carbon Capturing Concrete Technology Neustark's technology sets out a pioneering step in carbon removal in that it directly infuses recycled concrete with CO?. This process does not allow emissions to be released; it permanently traps carbon, thus making the wasted concrete a source for sustainable building material. As buildings are demolished today, carbon-emitting concrete waste has become carbon sinks, thus pushing the circular economy in the construction industry. The construction industry contributes to carbon emissions and constitutes the largest proportion of greenhouse gases across the world. Its on-demand cement production yields about 8% of the world's CO? emissions. Neustark along with Aggregate Industries approaches this challenge from a new perspective by introducing this carbon removal solution-recycling concrete waste while reducing emissions. UK and European Expansion The launch of Neustark's Greenwich facility signifies the company's first UK operational site, taking Neustark's total facilities in Central Europe to 19. Thousands of tonnes of CO? are captured in each of these facilities. This new UK site is a vital step in scaling this technology to a wider market. The UK government's carbon capture technologies have motivated Neustark to create more innovations and move industries further toward net-zero emissions. We view this as one of the world's most impressive infrastructure landscapes combined with the maturity of supply chains-the UK really sets the standards for an environment in which to scale up carbon capture efforts," Neustark Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Valentin Gutknecht said in a statement. Neustark is also set to introduce more facilities in the UK and across Europe, along with Aggregate Industries' collaboration. It is now tapping the robust supply of crushed demolition concrete from cities. The Neustark business does not only reduce emissions by using carbon capture integrated in present supply chains but also participates in the push to make construction sustainable. Circular Economy Construction Improvement In addition to this, the technology developed by Neustark is also supporting the circular economy. The technology is helping to use concrete waste in the demolition of buildings to construct new buildings. It presents a holistic approach to minimizing two of the major evils afflicting the planet-earth: construction waste and carbon capture. The circular economy approach supports materials reuse that is not supposed to end up at landfills or in potentially energy-hungry destructive processes. Neustark's technology for carbon-storing concrete converts a waste product into useful building material by embodying this principle: When completely operational, the plant will significantly contribute to a renewed source of recycled concrete production, serving the construction community with products that reduce demand for newly extracted raw material. An example of Neustark's collaboration with established leaders in the industry to serve the purpose of meaningful achievement in climate goals is derived from Aggregates Industries. With increasing adoption on the part of contractors and construction companies, the change effect can create further decarbonation steps that the industry needs as it approaches the global standards for net-zero targets. An example of how carbon capture and storage technology can be integrated into existing infrastructure and industries aside from oil and gas industries is in the partnership between Neustark and Aggregate Industries. The construction industry will embrace more low-carbon and circular economy practices, and hence this technology will be a precursor to other high-emitting industries to embed carbon removal in their supply chains as well. As more construction firms use carbon-storing concrete technology, the positive side could be environmental effects creating cost savings through decreased demands for virgin materials. Inserting CO? in the recycled concrete, the contractor can offer sustainable building material supporting decarbonization appealing to environmentally conscious clients. This innovation aligns well with the net-zero ambition in the UK by providing an answer to one of the industries with a great carbon footprint. Now with governmental support, Neustark and Aggregate Industries have been able to increase the potential of their production levels to increase the extent to which carbon-storing concrete impacts and, therefore, unlock growth opportunities for a greener construction industry. Further development of Neustark's Concept: From Concrete to Beyond Although Neustark started out mostly based on recyclable concrete, this company's technology might actually work well with other sectors. It might even make carbon-storing a practice that spreads into large-scale sectoral application and hardens the hold of carbon removal within those sectors which, for such a long time, have been controlled by emissions and pollution. It has brought the potential for industries to have their carbon captured closer to making the reduction of carbon globally possible with parallel technologies across various industries. Within the next few years, Neustark and Aggregate Industries will enhance their infrastructures in Europe through more partnerships with local authorities and industry players. The construction sector is likely to play a greater role in carbon capture and practising circular economies while technologies scale up. Author: Neustark