Global construction firm Laing O’Rourke has taken an interest in Zeotech’s (ASX:ZEO) AusPozz™ product and is exploring a potential partnership that can support its commercialisation and advance development of low-carbon building materials.
A subsidiary of the $6 billion builder and Zeotech have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore trials with Zeotech’s AusPozz™ high-reactivity metakaolin in Laing O’Rourke projects in Australia.
The Laing O’Rourke Group is a global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects across Australia, the UK and the Middle East.
The news comes just a few weeks after Zeotech demonstrated its high-performance metakaolin for use in low-carbon concrete can be deployed at a commercial scale.
Lang O’Rourke was one of the more than 35 companies that witnessed the recent commercial-scale pour of 17 concrete truckloads.
AusPozz™ produces 79% less carbon emissions than ordinary Portland cement.
The product has demonstrated the ability to enhance strength development and therefore reduce the total cementitious content of the concrete, which not only reduces embodied carbon, but also the overall cost per cubic metre.
Holly Hynes, General Manager – Sustainability and Environment, Laing O’Rourke says decarbonising construction is one of the most pressing challenges facing the construction industry, and it demands collaboration across the entire value chain.
“We’re pleased to be working with Zeotech to explore the potential of AusPozz™ as a low-carbon alternative in concrete,” she says.
“By trialling innovative materials like this on live projects, we can better understand their performance, scalability, and contribution to reducing embodied carbon, helping us deliver more sustainable infrastructure for our clients and communities.”
The MOU provides a framework for mutual collaboration and for Laing O’Rourke to provide its expertise within the construction industry to support Zeotech’s development of low-carbon building materials and the commercialisation of AusPozz™.
Zeotech CEO James Marsh says partnering with Laing O’Rourke is a strategic milestone in the company’s commercialisation pathway.
“Field trials on major infrastructure projects will provide critical validation of our product’s performance and sustainability credentials, supporting market adoption and unlocking future growth opportunities in the construction sector,” he says.
Zeotech also recently advanced to a binding agreement worth over $200 million with major Chinese trading house, Jiangsu Mineral Sources International Trading Co (MSI).
The agreement provides MSI exclusive offtake and marketing rights for 950,000 tonnes of Zeotech’s direct shipping ore (DSO) kaolin products in China – including Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as South Korea, and Japan.
The company will be attending this year’s Noosa Mining Investor Conference, held between 12-14 November 2025, at the Peppers Noosa Resort. Mining.com.au is a media partner for this year’s event.
Write to Angela East at Mining.com.au
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