GIM Concrete is expected to benefit the UAE’s decarbonisation strategy. Credit: joffi via Pixabay.

Waste management company Tadweer, Masdar City, GIGA Graphene Technologies (GGT), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure have signed a partnership agreement to develop sustainable concrete in the country.

The partners will focus on developing UK-based Graphene Innovations Manchester’s (GIM) Concrete, which is claimed to be an innovative construction material.

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GIM Concrete is made from recyclable resources and significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

It also eliminates the use of water, cures quickly, and is expected to eventually become carbon-negative.

GIM Concrete is developed using recycled waste by GIM, which is a spin-out from the University of Manchester and a GGT partner.

GGT chair Waleed Al Ali said: “This is a major milestone for our recently formed company, based in Masdar City, as we aim to take sustainable GIM Concrete throughout the UAE. This is an important step towards using GIM-developed technology to build a graphene-based gigafactory in the UAE.”

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The concrete’s initial products will be used for bricks, pavers, and tiles within the country’s construction industry.

UK ambassador to the UAE Edward Hobart said: “Great to see fruition of this exciting UK-UAE collaboration with key partners to develop Manchester Graphene innovation on a big scale to decarbonise such a relevant sector as the built environment not only in UAE but the Global South too.”

Tadweer, which is promoting waste as a valuable source among global communities, has developed a circular economy concept for the solution.

The company’s efforts are expected to support the use of GIM Concrete by using recycled waste to further develop the new highly sustainable, graphene-enhanced product.

Earlier this year, UAE-based Quazar Investment and GIM teamed up to develop and manufacture eco-friendly building materials.