Eco-Cement, a new method that generates a cheaper cement and ecological

The Essentium Group is the manager of the Eco-Cement Project, one of the most decided bets by the R+D+i of this business group.

Eco-Cement stands out in the field of the sustainable development, the energetic efficiency and the innovation because of the high pollution that the industry of the cement causes in the manufacture of this material. The European Commission under the seventh Framework Programme -in its Environment Meeting- funds the project. It has a total budget of 2,209,746 euros and his complete denomination is “New microbial carbonate precipitation technology for the production of high strength, economical an ecologic cement”. The project began in 2012 and will culminate in a short time.

Selected by his industrial and environmental interest, Eco-Cement is focused on research into the uses of industrial waste from cement –specifically solid alkaline- as a raw material for production. The project has a back use in the industrial projects and of infrastructures of Essentium Group. For Assignia Infrastructures, the the Eco-Cement Project has potential uses in most of projects that the company realises, especially in the railways infrastructures.

The Ecological cement of Essentium Group presents the following advantages for a greater energetic efficiency and sustainable development with regard to the conventional cement:

• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of the cement producers (until 11%).

• Decrease of the costs of production of cement in comparison with the conventional systems (until 27%).

• Revaluation of the waste produced by the cement industry for the production.