Suvo Strategic Minerals Ltd (ASX:SUV) has completed the production and delivery of its first low-carbon geopolymer precast product to be used for hardscaping and demonstration purposes for a major government infrastructure project.
The product, a series of 1000mm x 350mm x 350mm backing blocks, have been deemed as fit for purpose, meeting the requirements of the end-use application, including concrete strength and design parameters.
First milestone in PERMAcast JV
This marks the first milestone under the joint development agreement with PERMAcast, the key objective of which was to deliver low-carbon geopolymer concrete (GPC) products and projects and otherwise commercialise the intellectual property (IP) created through the joint venture.
Suvo executive chairman Aaron Banks said: “We’re rapidly accelerating the commercialisation of our geopolymer IP and now we have the production capability of PERMAcast with production and delivery of our first geopolymer concrete product to market in under 30 days.
“We continue the work streams outlined in the JDA with our JV partner, PERMAcast, whilst also advancing other key activities such as negotiating supply agreements for various waste-derived inputs required for our geopolymer formulations and advancing offtakes discussions for potential future geopolymer concrete products and projects.
“We are thrilled with the operational readiness shown by our JV partner, allowing us to meet the first commitment under the JDA, being the delivery of the backing blocks to the project by the end of July.”
The JV parties continue the other work streams as outlined in the JDA, being:
- Prepare and test a range of GPC formulations to meet concrete strength requirements of nominally 10, 20, 30 and 40 MPa, and determine maximum strength attainable;
- Characterise and assess applications and products that can utilise the different GPC strength formulations;
- Test and demonstrate suitability of different GPC formulations for different applications and products; and
- Assess cost and performance of different GPC applications and products to determine preferred route for commercialisation.