CarbonCure’s retrofit technology chemically converts waste CO2 into limestone to make stronger, greener concrete products. The technology is currently available for concrete blocks, pavers and segmental retaining walls, and the company has plans to expand to the precast and ready mix markets next year.
Under the agreement, Anchor will install CarbonCure’s retrofit technology in their flagship plant in New Jersey, and has capabilities to manufacture the product in the greater Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Providence, and Boston markets.
There is significant demand in the market for green concrete products, with CarbonCure concrete masonry manufactured by Anchor being one of the products currently specified for the 855 Avenue of the Americas building, a project by The Durst Organization. “CarbonCure’s technology provides a timely differentiator for the concrete industry,”, said Amanda Kaminsky, Sustainable Construction Manager at The Durst Organization. Durst is one of New York City’s largest developers with internationally acclaimed projects such as the One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
The Anchor deal expands CarbonCure’s relationship with Oldcastle – the largest producer of concrete masonry and precast products in North America. CarbonCure signed an agreement earlier this year with Illinois-based Northfield Block, also a division of Oldcastle APG, Inc., and plans to form additional partnerships over the next year with other leading concrete manufacturers.