A Unique and Rare Opportunity.

Rarely does an opportunity present itself that comprises award-winning, patented, proven and transformative technology that powers outstanding margins at a fraction of the running costs of legacy technologies. All the equipment needed to run the EMC Activation process is "standard" that can be mass-produced. Further, the process is very simple. Operatives are trained easily. With capital costs about 1/10 of legacy technologies, investors are assured of superior risk-adjusted returns EMC's first production facilities in the U.S., which were opened in 2004, situated in Texas.

Proven to an Industrial Scale.

Performance is key. CemPozz® has been used on an industrial scale in Texas since 2004, in a broad range of applications. Hundreds of miles of highway have been paved. Heavy duty bridge structures and port facilities as well as a wide range of industrial, commercial and residential projects have all been built using CemPozz® (sample photo above). The bridge overpass at SH-249, Texas. Built entirely from concretes made using CemPozz® Award-Winning Technology At the 45th World Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, held in Bruxelles, EMC Technology was awarded the Gold Medal "with mention" by the EUREKA Organisation, recognising EMC Technology's outstanding and unique contribution to World-Class innovation.

Stunning Product Performance Up to 70% Replacement of Portland Cement!

CemPozz® Tough Enough for Houston Bayport and IH–10.

CemPozz® has been used in Texas since the fall of 2004. Its performance has been proven in a broad range of applications. The bridge overpass at SH-249 and the paving of IH-10 the main highway linking Miami with Los Angeles are but two examples. Thoroughly tested on an industrial scale and complying with applicable standards and specifications, CemPozz® is a product of broad application. Mitigation of the serious deleterious effects of alkali-silica reactivity, sulfate attacks and chloride penetration delivers particularly important contributions to concrete durability.  This was particularly important for the Houston Bayport extension, where CemPozz®  was used extensively.

This is what Cempozz® is about: The super–replacement of Portland Cement, for both general and specialist concretes having superior strengths and durabilities!

The Port of Houston, Texas. The second busiest port in the United States in terms of overall tonnage and the busiest in terms of foreign tonnage. Here, the exceptional resistance of CemPozz® plays an important role guarding against saline attack to enormous harbor–front walls.

CemPozz® Tough Enough for Arctic Circle Extremes

CemPozz® has proven itself time and again in the most demanding environments. Maybe this isn't so surprising given EMC Technology's Scandinavian heritage. For example, an early project was the casting in 1998 of a road bridge with Swedish civil engineering giant Skanska, in Karungi in the far north of Sweden. A few miles south of the Arctic Circle, Karungi's climate is very severe in terms of the extreme cold, where the ambient temperature can fall below –35°C (–33°F), and also the extreme temperature variations where the annual range can be more than 60°C (140°F). Built for the Swedish Road Administration (SRA), the Karungi road bridge was constructed using a concrete comprising 50% EMC Cement made with activated quartz sand. After 8 years' constant usage, the Karungi bridge was thoroughly examined by the SRA. The examination revealed that all bridge-structures remain in very good condition.

IH-10 at Houston, Texas. Here, the annual temperature ranges also can be as extreme as that experienced in lower Arctic Circle climates, just like in Karungi n the far north of Sweden. Certified by Texas DOT, hundreds of miles of highway have been built using concretes made from CemPozz®. This includes vast swathes of IH-10 the main highway linking Miami with Los Angeles Based on Cempozz® made from fly ash.

superior strength and durability. competitive prices. reduced carbon footprint.

CemPozz® Saving Over 90% CO2 Emissions

Let's look at some stark realities, based on facts. Portland Cement ranks as the most common man-made product. In 2011, the total worldwide Portland Cement production stood at 3.6 billion tonnes (4 bil. tons). For 2012, this figure is set to top 4 billion tonnes (4.5 bil. tons). The upward trend is set to continue year after year. The direct CO2 emissions from Portland Cement production come from two highly energy-intensive processes (i) calcination, which occurs at 850°C (1560°F); and (ii) sintering, which occurs at 1450°C (2642°F). The direct emissions depend upon the technology used, with the ratio varying from 0.8 to 1.4 units of CO2 produced for every unit of Portland Cement. The average figure tends to be a ratio of 1:1. So, for every ton of Portland Cement produced, about 1 ton of CO2 is released and that's just the direct CO2 emissions. Then there's the energy requirements. The typical figure is approximately 1000 KWh per ton of Portland Cement produced. Then, depending on the energy-source used for electricity generation, that's even more CO2 emissions (note: usually when the Portland Cement industry states its CO2 emissions, only direct emissions are counted). All in all, using commonly-accepted "average" figures, 2011's Portland Cement production consumed 4 trillion KWh energy worldwide, also releasing 4 billion tons CO2 just in terms of direct emissions alone.

CemPozz® Up To 97% Energy Savings

CemPozz® presents dramatic savings both in terms of CO2 and energy-savings. The figures vary slightly depending on whether the source material used is fly ash or volcanic ash. That's because to manufacture CemPozz® from volcanic ash, the resulting compound has to be dried. This drying process consumes about 150,000 btu per ton of CemPozz® produced. So, what does this mean? For CemPozz® made from fly ash, as compared to 1000 KWh per ton of Portland Cement, the energy requirement is usually 25 KWh. There are no direct CO2 emissions. For CemPozz® made from volcanic ash, the energy requirement (including drying) is no more than 80KWh, with direct emissions of only 8 kgs CO2 per ton. So how does this figure in terms of worldwide cement production? For CemPozz® made from fly ash, up to 70% (typically up to 60%) of the Portland Cement in concrete can be replaced with CemPozz®. For CemPozz® made from volcanic ash, the replacement is up to 60% (typically 50%). So, using the typical replacement figures for CemPozz® and using the 2011 Portland Cement worldwide cement production figures of 3.6 billion tonnes (4 billion tons): That's a worldwide savings-potential of up to 2.4 billion tons CO2, just in terms of direct emissions alone. And with that, also an energy saving of up to 2.3 trillion KWh.

Volcanic ash (natural pozzolan) deposits situated in Southern California that have been tested by independent consultants CMT,  according to the relevant normative standards.  EMC Technology was then applied.  At 50% Portland Cement replacement, the resulting concretes exceeded the normative requirements. For example, at 28 days, the compressive strength was recorded at 4180 psi.  The 56-day strength exceeded the requirements for 4500 psi concrete, even taking into account a safety margin as recommended by the American Concrete Institute.  At 60% replacement, both 28-day and 56-day strengths also exceeded the relevant normative requirements.

EMC Activation: The Power Behind CemPozz®

The EMC Activation Process is a patented technology for the very high replacement of Portland Cement in concrete, to also improve its performance. To scale to full-industrial capacities requires a fraction of the capital costs. As the previous section demonstrated, the energy costs are a fraction compared to Portland cement.Invented in Sweden, EMC Activation is a process that modifies the surfaces of the various particles. This is achieved by imparting energy into the particles in a special patented way By this process, latent hydraulic materials such as fly ash, natural pozzolans (including silica sands) and blast-furnace slags are mechano-chemically activated in milling systems especially designed to ensure a pre-determined distribution of particle sizes. In other words, EMC Activation generates high-energy particle impacts that render sub-micro cracks and various dislocations in multiple crystal structures. This leads to a condition called "amorphization". This yields a higher reactivity, owing to increased surface areas, with no significant increase in overall powder fineness.

Our patents cover method, equipment and product. EMC Technology is patented in over 30 countries, covering about 90% of global cement consumption. These territories include North America (U.S.A. and Canada), Mexico, Brazil, China, the European Union countries, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, the Middle East, South Africa, India, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, South Korea, etc. Our patents have successfully withstood litigation initiated by the European cement industry to have them invalidated. Further research and development is ongoing – and further patent applications are anticipated. No patent application made by EMC Cement has ever been rejected

Our first patent was granted in 1994. Since then, the EMC Technology system of underlying patents has been broadened to comprise 7 patents granted throughout the World. In addition, a further patent has been granted in June 2012. This is now pending Globally under the auspices of the Patent Cooperation Treaty 1970. A further patent application was filed in Sweden in 2012. When granted, protection for this patent will be also broadened Globally. By virtue of the above, presently the patented intellectual property that underpins EMC Technology is protected until 2027. This is expected to be extended until at least 2033 on current reasonable anticipations.

Contact Details: EMC Cement B.V. Alvägen 33 S-97333 Luleå Sweden