Neocrete goes global with major manufacturers

Neocrete goes global with major manufacturers
Neocrete's product will be trialled with companies making up 30% of the concrete industry. (Image: NZME)
Andrea Malcolm
Auckland startup Neocrete has partnered with eight of the world’s largest cement manufacturers to reduce concrete's carbon footprint. Neocrete was one of four companies chosen from 70 applicants worldwide to run trials with members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). The association, representing 80% of cement and concrete manufacturers outside China, makes about half the world’s concrete.  CEMEX, Heidelberg Cement, CRH, Titan, Argos, and Aditya Birla (Ultratech), accounting for 30% of the world&...

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