The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the latest results of its first ever Innovandi Open Challenge, its industry accelerator .
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the first six start-ups that will be backed by its member companies as part of the first ever Innovandi ‘Open Challenge’ in the race to ‘net zero’ by 2050.
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To mark World Creativity and Innovation Day, the GCCA is announcing the expansion of its innovation programme, ‘Innovandi’ to encompass a new Open Challenge innovation accelerator programme. The Open Challenge programme will launch in the coming weeks and will bring together start-ups and leading cement and concrete producers to create new innovations needed for the sector to reduce its carbon emissions and solve the climate emergency.
Innovation is vital for the cement and concrete industry as it aims to provide society with carbon neutral concrete by 2050. This goal is ambitious – requiring huge changes across the value chain in how we manufacture, use and recycle concrete. Innovation will be crucial at every stage, from new cement and concrete chemistries to kiln technologies, clinker production, fuel switch and carbon capture to ensure emissions are reduced in line with the global climate ambition.