In the 4C there was no update on UK cement trials but we now have some more info. No details as to whether the 3 tonnes of product is revenue generating or still part of R&D. A new trial of enhanced concrete roof tiles has promise. As I have mentioned before concrete and cement is the only thing that can bring in the volume of graphene use to make the company profitable in the near future.

As a profile raise this YouTube video about the collaboration with Halocell on perovskite solar cells has over 240K views and 16K likes but is not going to have the scale of graphene use that concrete and cement has.

Production of 600 tonnes of low carbon PureGRAPH enhanced cement (incorporating circa three tonnes of PureGRAPH CEM) to go ahead in December targeting several client applications. It is anticipated CO2 emissions associated with cement production will reduce by approximately 16% thanks to the partial replacement of carbon intensive clinker. 

Concrete roof tiles containing PureGRAPH enhanced cement to be trialed by specialist precast concrete manufacturer and supplier FP McCann utilising between 40 and 60 tonnes of graphene enhanced cement in the production of thousands of roof tiles. Testing and tile quality assessment will be carried out for approximately five months following their manufacture.

Morgan Sindall to use graphene enhanced cement for ground slabs in London railway infrastructure project

Breedon to construct concrete demonstration site at Hope Cement Works for EV charging infrastructure. Breedon plans to conduct pre-trial equipment inspections at Hope Cement Works this month with production to commence December 2025.

First Graphene Managing Director and CEO Michael Bell said:

We know the cement and concrete sector has one of the highest volume potentials for graphene integration into product, and we're proud to supply three tonnes of our Aqua Dispersed PureGRAPHR to build the foundation of this 600-tonne cement trial. 

While there has been some delay to trial production at this scale, it has allowed our partners to secure appropriate infrastructure projects and construction schedules to put Breedon's GEC to use.