Zeotech (ASX:ZEO) has executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cement Australia, to support the completion of the AusPozz™ product’s technical and value assessment.
Both companies have also agreed to evaluate Cement Australia’s infrastructure and supply chain options, subject to confidentiality provisions.
Under the MoU, which expires on 1 June 2026, both companies have agreed to collaborate in assessing the results and outcomes of the proposed testing program and to negotiate in good faith potential future collaboration opportunities to advance the development and commercialisation of AusPozz™.
Holcim Australia and Heidelberg Materials Australia jointly own Cement Australia, each holding a 50% stake. According to Beaumont Bailey, both companies are part of global leaders in building materials and construction solutions, with significant expertise and experience in advancing sustainable and low-carbon concrete technologies.
Zeotech Executive Director Shane Graham says Cement Australia is one of Australia’s largest suppliers of building materials.
“This partnership represents an important step in supporting the decarbonisation of the built environment through the development of high-performance, low-carbon construction materials,” Graham says.
Cement Australia General Manager of Sales, Marketing and Risk Phil Halpin says Zeotech’s high-grade kaolin has potential as a viable feedstock for producing high-reactivity metakaolin.
“Our planned technical assessment of AusPozz™ will focus on validating its performance as a supplementary cementitious material for low-carbon concrete applications,” Halpin says.
“In parallel, Cement Australia will undertake a detailed evaluation of the infrastructure and end-to-end supply chain requirements.”
In July 2025, Cement Australia’s representatives visited Zeotech’s proposed AusPozz™ Manufacturing Facility site in Queensland, as well as the Toondoon kaolin mine site.
Zeotech has previously supplied Cement Australia with samples of high-reactivity metakaolin and raw Toondoon kaolin to assess their suitability for use in concrete applications. This also included Cement Australia products and initiated a value proposition assessment of AusPozz™ in concrete mix designs.
Zeotech is focused on building a future-focused company, leveraging wholly owned kaolin resources to produce high-reactivity metakaolin for the low-carbon concrete market and advanced materials for greenhouse gas mitigation.
AusPozz™ is a high-performance supplementary cementitious material (SCM) for low-carbon concrete solutions, with an embodied carbon value approximately 80% less than that of general-purpose cement.
The AusPozz™ Project is designed for an initial calcination train of 300,000 tonnes per year, supported by a 20-year mine life. The application of nameplate annual AusPozz™ production in low-carbon concrete would avoid carbon emissions by an estimated 229,800 tonnes CO₂-e per year.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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