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CDS Group and Solidia Technologies Collaborate on New Curing Chamber
Technology Designed to Cure Concrete with CO2 for Pre-cast Applications
R&D strives to make it easy and profitable for industry to adopt technology that lowers
production cost, improves performance and helps meet carbon reduction targets
Piscataway and Rockaway, N.J., January 14, 2015 —U.S. start-up Solidia Technologies®
signed a partnership agreement with CDS Group, the world’s largest curing and drying
specialist company, to collaborate on the development of equipment designed to cure concrete
with carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of water for precast applications. The innovations will include
technological upgrades for existing curing chambers and the design and manufacture of new
curing chambers to accommodate Solidia’s patented CO2-curing process.
“Solidia’s technology will extend our commitment to delivering sustainable innovations to the
global building materials market,” said Andrew J. Hall, President of U.S. operations of U.K.-
based CDS Group. Previous sustainable technology from CDS includes Envirocure systems,
with many uses throughout the concrete manufacturing industry, from decorative to structural,
including paving, block, pipe and large pre-cast items. Because CDS is marketed worldwide,
CDS is fully conversant with the regulations that may occur in countries across the globe and
can provide systems that have technical and regulatory approval.
Solidia’s CO2-based concrete curing technology utilizes Solidia Cement™ manufactured using
the novel chemistry developed by Solidia. The patented technology allows lower CO2 emissions
in the cement production process and involves the capture of CO2 in precast concrete
manufacturing. Overall, CO2 emissions could be reduced by up to 70 percent, and 60 to 100
percent of the water used in production could be recycled.
The technology offers manufacturers significant cost savings compared to water-based curing of
conventional cement based on faster curing times, lower energy and raw material consumption,
reduced waste generation and reduced labor requirements, while improving the performance of
building materials, using existing equipment, materials and formulas.
“We are thrilled that CDS joins the global industry leaders who are collaborating with us to
deliver turn-key solutions to manufacturers that deliver both added value and cost savings while
reducing their carbon footprint,” said Solidia President and CEO Tom Schuler. “Our primary
R&D focus is to make it easy and profitable for manufacturers to adopt our technology.
Modifying new or existing chambers will minimize capital investment for our customers.”
CDS joins The Linde Group, a global leader in the industrial gas market, who has extended its
CO2 supply and delivery expertise to technology development and commercialization.
Combined with Lafarge, a world leader in cement production and concrete application
development, Solidia has assembled an influential and well-respected partnership to launch its
new technology worldwide.

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Government R&D funding and testing reinforces Solidia’s technology and product development.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration supports Solidia with
a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to examine transportation
infrastructure applications at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, and the U.S.
Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has co-funded a four-
year research and development project as part of its CO2 Storage Program.
Long-term research continues at Rutgers University, where the original generation of the
technology was developed, and collaborative research efforts are underway in laboratories at
Purdue University, Ohio University, and the University of South Florida. The strength and
durability of Solidia Concrete has been verified according to ASTM and AASHTO specification
by the CTLGroup, formerly the R&D laboratory of the Portland Cement Association.
Based in Piscataway, N.J. (USA), Solidia’s investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,
Bright Capital, BASF, BP, Lafarge, Total Energy Ventures, Bill Joy and other private investors.
Follow Solidia Technologies at www.solidiatech.com and on LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter:
@SolidiaCO2.
The U.K.-based CDS Group has risen to the top of a competitive global market as a result of its
ongoing commitment to evolution through sustainability, durability and innovation. Their
partnership with Solidia represents an unprecedented coming together of industry leading
engineers, ushering in a new era of environmentally conscious, sustainable development that
the global community can benefit from together. Keep up with updates from the CDS Group by
following them at www.CDS-Group.Co.UK and on LinkedIn and Twitter: @CDS_IncUS.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Solidia Technologies®
Solidia Technologies® makes it easy and profitable to use carbon dioxide (CO2) to create superior and sustainable building materials.
Suitable for large- and small-scale applications, Solidia’s patented technology starts with a sustainable cement, cures concrete with
CO2 instead of water, reduces carbon emissions up to 70%, and recycles 60 to 100% of the water used in production. Using the
same raw materials and existing equipment as traditional concretes, the resulting CO2-cured concrete products are higher
performing, cost less to produce, and cure in less than 24 hours. Solidia was named to the 2014 Global Cleantech 100, the 2013
R&D Top 100, a 2014 Best Place to Work in NJ, a finalist in both the 2014 CCEMC Grand Challenge First Round and the 2013
Katerva Award, and shortlisted to MIT’s Climate CoLab. Based in Piscataway, N.J. (USA), Solidia’s investors include Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers, Bright Capital, BASF, BP, Lafarge, Total Energy Ventures, Bill Joy and other private investors. Follow Solidia
Technologies at www.solidiatech.com and on LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter: @SolidiaCO2.
About The CDS Group
The UK-based CDS Group has risen to the top of a competitive global market as a result of its ongoing commitment to evolution
through sustainability, durability and innovation.
The now multinational company has remained at the forefront of the rapidly changing curing, drying and thermal technology industry
because of its relentless program of redevelopment, which is evident throughout their previous, highly successful, R-O2 and
Envirocure lines. Their brand is an international hallmark of forward-thinking design and product quality, which is why their expertise
has been endorsed throughout the worldwide associated market.
Their upcoming partnership with Solidia represents an unprecedented coming together of industry leading engineers, ushering in a
new era of environmentally conscious, sustainable development that the global community can benefit from together.
Keep up with updates from the CDS Group by following them at www.CDS-Group.Co.UK and on LinkedIn and Twitter:
@CDS_IncUS.