# Carbon Upcycling awarded £2.3M for concrete additive plant in UK

Carbon Upcycling Technologies was awarded £2.3 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation to build the world's first commercial-scale concrete additive plant that combines CO2 sequestration and waste glass, its first project in Europe.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-06-23
- Where: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.80M (2.30M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: sequester up to 5 tonnes CO2 per day, utilize 50 tonnes colored glass waste per day
- Products: CO2-enhanced cement and concrete additives
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Carbon Upcycling Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/63665.md)
- [Cemex](https://endata.com/companies/16140.md) (partner)
- [Glass Technology Services](https://endata.com/companies/63666.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [carbonupcycling.com](https://carbonupcycling.com/2022/06/23/carbon-upcycling-awarded-2-3-million-to-manufacture-climate-resilient-cement-alternative-from-waste-glass-and-co2/), 2022-06-23: "This will be the world's first commercial-scale concrete additive plant that combines CO2 sequestration and waste glass"

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