Suvo Strategic Minerals Ltd (ASX:SUV) has been formally invited by the Sustainability Waste Alliance (SWA) to demonstrate its innovative 'Colliecrete' product on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project (BORR) in Western Australia.
A ‘demonstration pour’ of Colliecrete will be completed on the largest road infrastructure project in the history of the South-West of Western Australia.
The SWA has identified sections on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project which is under construction by the South-West Gateway Alliance for Main Roads Western Australia, where the Colliecrete can be demonstrated.
If successful, the demonstration pour may present the opportunity to use Colliecrete on other government infrastructure projects.
Colliecrete, which Suvo holds the rights to by way of an exclusive licence agreement with Murdoch University, is a low-carbon concrete formulation that has achieved a GHG emissions reduction of approximately 50% compared to Ordinary Portland Cement.
“Fantastic opportunity”
Suvo non-executive chairman Aaron Banks said: “You can spend as much time as you want working with new and innovative materials in the lab.
“It’s not until you get out in the field and work with these products in the real world, that you get a feel for how they’re going to perform and what was right and what didn’t perform well.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to work with government and industry partners to investigate not only potential product replacement and commercialisation strategies – but also to commence building an understanding of the road map to market acceptance.
“There’s a lot of work to be done in the concrete space in how we can reduce the carbon emissions caused by Portland cement with real alternatives like geopolymer and It’s refreshing that the SWA is keen on working with us and helping in this process.
“Suvo is very appreciative of the invitation to participate in this demonstration project and we look forward to updating the market in the short term as this opportunity progresses”.
First demonstration project
This specifically links with Suvo’s recent initiatives surrounding geopolymer concrete, as the company continues to investigate several different commercialisation strategies for Colliecrete specifically and in the geopolymer concrete and geopolymer binder space as a whole.
This strategic alliance will also potentially allow the company to explore further geopolymer concrete formulations including those made from waste-derived materials.
Furthermore, Suvo has kicked off discussions with technical experts and various industry partners to help facilitate this first demonstration project on the BORR.
Suvo shares are 11.11% higher intraday at $0.03.