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First Graphene announces third trial at Breedon

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

First Graphene will start the third trial of its PureGRAPH-CEM ® under full-scale production conditions at the UK’s largest cement producer, Breedon Cement . Following the start of the trial in the 1QFY24-25, the company expects to produce up to 1000t of graphene-enhanced cement at Breedon’s Hope Cement Works in Derbyshire, UK. The new product is based on a PureGRAPH ® grade with a particle size distribution and morphology optimised for use in cement grinding mills, which will enable ...

First Graphene successfully completes Phase 2 Trial at Breedon Cement

29 November 2023, Published under Cement News

First Graphene has successfully completed the second phase of graphene-enhanced cement trials in collaboration with Breedon Cement Ltd at the cement producer’s Hope Cement Works. The Phase Two trials used 4t of grinding aid containing PureGRAPH ® to produce an additional 600t of graphene-enhanced cement at the production scale. The focus was on the optimisation of dosing methods at an increased graphene loading level, with the resulting formulation change in the grinding aid. The stage bu...

First Graphene enters development and commercialisation agreement with Breedon

13 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Following on from the positive results from First Graphene’s first round of trials of its graphene-enhanced cement at Breedon Cement’s Hope Cement Works , UK, First Graphene has now entered a joint development and commercialisation agreement with Breedon Group . The agreement will facilitate the company’s development of a range of graphene-enhanced solutions to reduce the clinker factor of Breedon’s cement and reduce its carbon footprint. Both companies have agreed to focus on enhancin...

First Graphene reports positive results from graphene-enhanced cement trials

04 October 2023, Published under Cement News

First Graphene has announced positive results from the initial phase of the company’s graphene-enhanced cement trials in the UK. Approximately 600t of graphene-enhanced cement was produced at the UK's largest cement processing facility, operated by Breedon Cement . Graphene was consistently dosed and dispersed into a cement grinding mill using standard process equipment. It was reported that during the production trials, the PureGRAPH® enhanced grinding aid performed adeptly, maintainin...

The pathway for graphene-powered green cement

02 October 2023, Published under Cement News

In the race for low-carbon cement and concrete, interest in First Graphene Ltd’s  proprietary PureGraph® additive brand has been gaining traction. With the focus now moving upstream, Michael Bell, CEO and MD of the Australia-based company, explains how the first commercial trials at the Hope Cement Works in the UK aim to find a simple, safe method of introducing graphene to industrial-scale cement production. Australia-based First Graphene is led by Michael Bell, CEO and MD (pictur...

Breedon on track to build on 2022 results

28 July 2023, Published under Cement News

This week Breedon Group Plc announced its 2022 annual financial results and posted an impressive revenue increase of 11 per cent YoY. The British building materials company stated: "Our cement plants in GB and Ireland enjoyed their most successful year ever." Breedon stresses that the outlook for the cement market remains positive, underpinned by large infrastructure projections in the UK. This is the despite cement volumes falling by nine per cent to 2.2Mt during 2022 from the elevated 2.4...

Breedon and First Graphene to trial graphene-enhanced cement

29 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Australia-based First Graphene has commenced trials on graphene-enhanced cement and concrete at Breedon ’s Hope cement plant in the UK. Around 2000t of graphene-enhanced cement will be produced at the plant, using First Graphene’s PureGRAPH product. The trial aims to further validate the CO 2 reduction benefits of adding graphene to the cement production process.  According to Manufacturers Monthly, approximately 1.2t of PureGRAPH 50 is being used in the trial, testing multiple dispe...

Trials begin on graphene-enhanced green cement

20 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Trials on graphene-enhanced green cement are due to begin in June this year, lead by a consortium including First Graphene Ltd, Breedon Cement Ltd , Morgan Sindall Construction and The University of Manchester. The consortium first received funding for its research in February 2022 when its was awarded GBP190,034 (US$235,585) by the UK government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Since then, data from production sites at Breedon and First Graphene has shown that graphene-enhanced cement ...