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CarbonCure system

by CarbonCure TechnologiesCA

ScalingStage 5 of 5

In commercial use at concrete plants across North America and beyond.

Updated 11 Jun 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Expand plant installations
  1. Expand plant installationsNowCurrent milestone.

Most important updates

  • 11 Jun 2026
  • 24 Nov 2025
  • 3 Dec 2024
  • 24 Oct 2024
  • 29 May 2024

Current obstacles

  • Little CO2 per loadEach cubic metre stores only a little CO2; real impact needs cement savings and very wide use.

Physics limits

  • Only a little CO2 can be addedToo much CO2 uses up the calcium the cement needs to harden and makes concrete set too fast, so useful doses are a fraction of a per cent of cement weight.
  • Most cement CO2 is released before mixingMaking a tonne of cement emits most of a tonne of CO2 in the kiln; mineralisation locks away only a small share, so savings come mainly from using less cement.

How it works

3 parts
A CarbonCure CO2 tank and valve box at a concrete plant: it doses measured CO2 into each batch as the mixer is loaded
A CarbonCure CO2 tank and valve box at a concrete plant: it doses measured CO2 into each batch as the mixer is loadedCourtesy of CarbonCure Technologies · Press kit, editorial use (opens carboncure.com)
Inject

CO2 dosed into the mixer

Liquid CO2 from a tank is injected into fresh concrete as it mixes, in small doses set by the system's controller.

Mineralise

CO2 turns into limestone

The CO2 reacts with calcium from the wet cement to form nano-sized calcium carbonate, a solid that stays locked in the concrete.

Strength

Stronger early, less cement

Those tiny carbonate particles seed the cement's hardening, raising strength, so producers can use a few per cent less cement.

Update log

5 updates

Thu 11 Jun

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Mon 24 Nov 2025

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Tue 3 Dec 2024

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Thu 24 Oct 2024

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Wed 29 May 2024

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About CarbonCure Technologies

The team behind CarbonCure system

CarbonCure Technologies

CO2 mineralization in concrete

CarbonCure (founded 2012, Nova Scotia) adds equipment to concrete plants that injects captured CO2 into fresh concrete. The CO2 turns into stone, locking it away and letting producers use a bit less cement.

  • Retrofit model: its equipment fits existing concrete plants, at hundreds of sites.
  • The CO2 forms tiny calcium carbonate particles that make concrete stronger early, so less cement is needed.
  • Yuliya Kravtsov became CEO in April 2026.

carboncure.com (opens carboncure.com)Company profile →

Founded
201214 yrs
Headquarters
Canada
Status
Private
Valuation
private
Raised
$80M1 round
Last round
Growth round · $80M2023
Works in
MaterialsClean cement
Coverage
1 program · 6 updateslatest 11 Jun 2026checked 25 Sep
Lead investors
Blue Earth Capital
People
Robert NivenFounderYuliya Kravtsov (opens carboncure.com)CEO
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