Building on pre-existing collaborative efforts, First Graphene (ASX:FGR) is to see its patented PureGRAPH-CEM product trialled on-site UK-based cement plant operator Breedon Group’s workyard.
PureGRAPH-CEM is ultimately an additive which will be included in a cement mix to provide a stronger product that lasts longer than traditional cement, thereby slotting neatly into an ESG strategy.
The ESG angle comes from speculative volumes of cement that would otherwise need to be manufactured, thereby increasing emissions loads, should FGR’s additive prove to be as impressive as believed.
The company said on Wednesday that PureGRAPH-CEM has been specially designed for inclusion with cement.
Both FGR and Breedon executed a collaborative agreement back in October of 2023.
According to First Graphene, that relationship has now come to the point where a “recognised third party” has been able to value-add to PureGRAPH-CEM by assisting with a new formulation.
That formulation will be the subject of the upcoming test with Breedon, set to run for only eight hours.
First Graphene reports that its cement additive product, after refinement, can now be added to a cement mill without needing any additional processing equipment.
Just under two tonnes of the material will be used “which could produce up to 1,000 tonnes of cement.”
For the uninitiated, graphene is a form of graphite notoriously difficult to make but of great interest to nanotechnology specialists in particular.
If made well, graphene is technically one of the strongest substances known to man, and is often advertised as the strongest. However, it’s a nanomaterial – meaning that we won’t be seeing large-scale graphene girders or car parts anytime soon.
FGR closed on Tuesday at 6cps.