{"id":41970,"date":"2025-12-18T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=41970"},"modified":"2025-12-18T06:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:28:00","slug":"historic-production-of-graphene-enhanced-cement-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=41970","title":{"rendered":"Historic production of graphene enhanced cement successfully completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2765415\/FGR_Logo_Main_Tag_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Production of 600 tonnes of low-carbon\u00a0PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced cement successfully completed by one of the UK&#8217;s largest cement producers<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Graphene enhanced cement will be used by multiple end users in a range of applications, including concrete roof tiles for sustainable housing<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>First\u00a0Graphene will work with FP McCann, <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span> and Breedon to ensure streamlined pouring of PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced concrete across projects<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Several other UK and Australian organisations have requested volumes of the trial material for testing in their respective fields.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 18, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; First Graphene Limited (ASX:FGR; &#8220;First Graphene&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) is pleased to announce the successful production of approximately 600 tonnes of graphene enhanced cement ahead of a raft of new trial projects rolling out in the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The high tonnage of cement contains circa three tonnes of First Graphene&#8217;s PureGRAPH-CEM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> additive and was produced by commercial partner Breedon Group PLC (&#8220;Breedon&#8221;) at its Hope Cement Works in <span class=\"xn-location\">Derbyshire<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Production of this historic volume of graphene enhanced cement marks a major milestone for the cement and concrete industry, showcasing the commercial viability of manufacturing a more environmentally friendly product at scale.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing was completed efficiently at Hope Cement Works over one day, with PureGRAPH-CEM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0being added into the finally milling stage.<\/p>\n<p>The graphene enhanced cement enables users to reduce their CO<sub>2<\/sub> footprint by up to 16% due to the reduced amount of carbon intensive &#8216;clinker&#8217; required.<\/p>\n<p>The PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced cement is currently in storage ahead of despatch for use in concrete for three main projects across the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>, and for the University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Manchester<\/span> to conduct compressive strength testing and analysis of the concrete&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p><b>First Graphene Managing Director and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Bell<\/span> said: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Production of 600 tonnes of cement containing our PureGRAPH-CEM<\/i><i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/i><i>\u00a0is a historic milestone in our journey, showcasing our product&#8217;s viability for production at scale. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Adding graphene into cement has proven to deliver performance benefits for a wide range of applications, and multiple end uses of this cement batch reinforces PureGRAPH<\/i><i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/i><i>&#8216;s versatility.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>We look forward to working closely with our strategic commercial partner Breedon, <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span>, FP McCann and the University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Manchester<\/span> as application trials roll out over coming months.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Strong and sustainable concrete roof tiles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The first trial will see 30 to 40 tonnes of graphene enhanced cement incorporated into thousands of roof tiles produced by FP McCann at its Cadeby manufacturing plant in <span class=\"xn-location\">Leicestershire<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>These tiles will be tested for material use efficiencies and waste reduction benefits over five months at the company&#8217;s research and development facility in Knockloughrim.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is part of a Contracts for Innovation: Resource Efficient Construction Impacts project funded by Innovate UK<sup>[1]<\/sup>, with \u00a315,000 allocated for the supply of graphene enhanced cement.<\/p>\n<p>FP McCann designed the trial in response to ongoing housing shortages in the UK and to assist with the UK Government&#8217;s plan to deliver more than one million affordable and sustainable new homes by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0enhanced cement will also be used for two infrastructure projects in the UK, delivered in partnership with the high-end infrastructure division of Morgan Sindall Group PLC and Breedon.<\/p>\n<p>First Graphene has also received requests from multiple other organisations across the UK and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> for experimental volumes of the material for testing across a wide range of applications.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the UK&#8217;s largest cement producers, Breedon has a deep commitment to manufacturing sustainable construction materials, reinforced by the use of graphene enhanced cement at its production facility.<\/p>\n<p>First Graphene has previously collaborated with both Breedon and <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span> to successfully test graphene enhanced concrete as part of a high use truck wash bay on a UK motorway.<\/p>\n<p>[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/iuk-business-connect.org.uk\/opportunities\/contracts-for-innovation-resource-efficient-construction-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/iuk-business-connect.org.uk\/opportunities\/contracts-for-innovation-resource-efficient-construction-impacts\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2765415\/FGR_Logo_Main_Tag_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Production of 600 tonnes of low-carbon\u00a0PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced cement successfully completed by one of the UK&#8217;s largest cement producers<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Graphene enhanced cement will be used by multiple end users in a range of applications, including concrete roof tiles for sustainable housing<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>First\u00a0Graphene will work with FP McCann, <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span> and Breedon to ensure streamlined pouring of PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced concrete across projects<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Several other UK and Australian organisations have requested volumes of the trial material for testing in their respective fields.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 18, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; First Graphene Limited (ASX:FGR; &#8220;First Graphene&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) is pleased to announce the successful production of approximately 600 tonnes of graphene enhanced cement ahead of a raft of new trial projects rolling out in the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The high tonnage of cement contains circa three tonnes of First Graphene&#8217;s PureGRAPH-CEM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> additive and was produced by commercial partner Breedon Group PLC (&#8220;Breedon&#8221;) at its Hope Cement Works in <span class=\"xn-location\">Derbyshire<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Production of this historic volume of graphene enhanced cement marks a major milestone for the cement and concrete industry, showcasing the commercial viability of manufacturing a more environmentally friendly product at scale.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing was completed efficiently at Hope Cement Works over one day, with PureGRAPH-CEM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0being added into the finally milling stage.<\/p>\n<p>The graphene enhanced cement enables users to reduce their CO<sub>2<\/sub> footprint by up to 16% due to the reduced amount of carbon intensive &#8216;clinker&#8217; required.<\/p>\n<p>The PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> enhanced cement is currently in storage ahead of despatch for use in concrete for three main projects across the <span class=\"xn-location\">United Kingdom<\/span>, and for the University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Manchester<\/span> to conduct compressive strength testing and analysis of the concrete&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p><b>First Graphene Managing Director and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Bell<\/span> said: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Production of 600 tonnes of cement containing our PureGRAPH-CEM<\/i><i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/i><i>\u00a0is a historic milestone in our journey, showcasing our product&#8217;s viability for production at scale. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Adding graphene into cement has proven to deliver performance benefits for a wide range of applications, and multiple end uses of this cement batch reinforces PureGRAPH<\/i><i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/i><i>&#8216;s versatility.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>We look forward to working closely with our strategic commercial partner Breedon, <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span>, FP McCann and the University of <span class=\"xn-location\">Manchester<\/span> as application trials roll out over coming months.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Strong and sustainable concrete roof tiles<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The first trial will see 30 to 40 tonnes of graphene enhanced cement incorporated into thousands of roof tiles produced by FP McCann at its Cadeby manufacturing plant in <span class=\"xn-location\">Leicestershire<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>These tiles will be tested for material use efficiencies and waste reduction benefits over five months at the company&#8217;s research and development facility in Knockloughrim.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is part of a Contracts for Innovation: Resource Efficient Construction Impacts project funded by Innovate UK<sup>[1]<\/sup>, with \u00a315,000 allocated for the supply of graphene enhanced cement.<\/p>\n<p>FP McCann designed the trial in response to ongoing housing shortages in the UK and to assist with the UK Government&#8217;s plan to deliver more than one million affordable and sustainable new homes by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The PureGRAPH<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0enhanced cement will also be used for two infrastructure projects in the UK, delivered in partnership with the high-end infrastructure division of Morgan Sindall Group PLC and Breedon.<\/p>\n<p>First Graphene has also received requests from multiple other organisations across the UK and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> for experimental volumes of the material for testing across a wide range of applications.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the UK&#8217;s largest cement producers, Breedon has a deep commitment to manufacturing sustainable construction materials, reinforced by the use of graphene enhanced cement at its production facility.<\/p>\n<p>First Graphene has previously collaborated with both Breedon and <span class=\"xn-person\">Morgan Sindall<\/span> to successfully test graphene enhanced concrete as part of a high use truck wash bay on a UK motorway.<\/p>\n<p>[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/iuk-business-connect.org.uk\/opportunities\/contracts-for-innovation-resource-efficient-construction-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/iuk-business-connect.org.uk\/opportunities\/contracts-for-innovation-resource-efficient-construction-impacts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41970\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}