Ureaka and the University of Strathclyde have won the Making an Environmental Difference award at the Interface Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards.

The award recognises Ureaka’s work developing a carbon-negative cement replacement that transforms silicate minerals and waste materials into high-performance construction products, while permanently locking CO₂ into the built environment.

Cement production is responsible for around 8% of global CO₂ emissions. As demand for construction materials continues to grow, the industry needs new approaches that can reduce clinker demand, make use of mineral waste streams and support the transition to lower-carbon building materials.

Ureaka is working to address this challenge by developing a route that combines waste materials, silicate minerals and CO₂ mineralisation to create cement-replacement products for the construction sector.

The progress has been a strong team effort, with experimental development and construction integration led by Philip Salter, and process modelling and scale-up led by Vassilis Inglezakis.

Over the past 12 months, Ureaka has progressed from lab-scale concepts towards early commercial traction. This award is an important recognition of that progress and the potential impact of the technology.

A huge thank you to Interface, the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, the University of Strathclyde and all of the partners supporting Ureaka on this journey.

Much more to come.