Concrete Canvas Ltd is building a new production line for a fabric that unrolls like carpet, gets sprayed with water, and hardens into concrete. The material, called a Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM), replaces conventional concrete for erosion control on slopes, embankments, and industrial sites. Conventional concrete production is a major source of carbon emissions. This fabric-based alternative cuts embodied CO₂ by 50 percent per application. The company already sells to over 100 countries, with clients including BP, Exxon, and Rio Tinto. The problem is that current production volume and reliability limit the company to smaller projects. Without higher output, the material cannot be used for large-scale infrastructure work where its carbon savings would have the greatest impact. If the new production line succeeds, it will allow Concrete Canvas to supply larger projects—such as major road cuttings, pipeline stabilisation, or mine-site rehabilitation—and expand its global market share. The company holds 95 patents across 26 territories and manufactures entirely in the UK. Scaling up production directly addresses inefficient water transport infrastructure and aims to realise measurable global CO₂ savings through wider adoption of a lower-carbon alternative to poured concrete.
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Concrete Canvas Ltd was incorporated in the UK in 2005 to manufacture its 2 award winning technologies, Concrete Canvas (CCT) and Concrete Canvas Shelters. Since 2005, we have developed and launched multiple patented products and continue to invest heavily in R&D. Our core technology, CCT, is part of a new class of materials called GCCM (Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats). GCCM are flexible fabrics which encapsulate a dry concrete powder blend which can be unrolled on-site, typically over an earth structure and sprayed with water to set into a hard, fibre reinforced concrete layer. Our GCCM are used to replace conventional concrete for erosion control applications where typically they provide a 50% embodied CO2e saving. Our core markets are in Civil Infrastructure, Mining, and the Petrochemical sector. All our products are manufactured in the UK with sales to over 100 countries ~90% of sales into export markets. Our products are protected by 95 patents (pending or granted) worldwide through 26 territories. CC owns all the IP for our GCCM and has freedom to operate globally. Our latest product, called CCX, was launched in 2022\. The objective is to develop a novel production line capable of increasing existing production volume and reliability, enabling access to larger scale projects and furthering market share. The use of our GCCM products is rapidly increasing with existing sales in over 100 countries through a network of 60 sales partners. Our products are already used by some of the world largest multinationals such as BP, Exxon and Rio Tinto and we therefore already have a clear pathway to implement the research to improve production of our CCX product and increase project scope, aiming to address inefficient water transport and realising an eCO2 saving globally.
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