The Econmist - USA (2021-10-09)

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CARBON CURED

CONCRETE

How do you

recycle CO 2 to make

stronger concrete?

Concrete is the most used man-made material on earth.^1

But before it can be used, it must fi rst be cured.

We’ve developed a new curing method, storing up to

200kg of CO 2 in every tonne of cement. Making it as

strong as regular concrete in 3 days instead of 28,

for faster, more effi cient construction.

If the whole precast concrete industry switched to our

technology, we could recycle up to 246 million tonnes

of CO 2 a year2,3 – equivalent to removing emissions from

53 million cars.^4

See how we continue innovating for a better future at

aramco.com/betterfuture-carbon-curing

(^1) Source: Global Cement and Concrete Association
(^2) Annual global cement production in 2019: 4.1 billion tonnes. Source: IEA.
(^3) Precast industry is 30% of total. Sources: The Business Research Company &
Fortune Business Insights.
(^4) Typical passenger vehicle emits around 4.6 metric tonnes of CO 2 per year. Source: EPA.