Terra Cement has developed a cement production process using industrial byproducts and proprietary additives that results in a product that is stronger, more durable, cheaper to produce, and more environmentally friendly than traditional Portland cement. The technology has been licensed to the Department of Defense since 2007. Terra Cement plans to generate revenue through cement production and licensing their production process and additives. They have identified an initial production facility in Ohio with access to raw materials and markets. Financial projections estimate rapid revenue growth from $39 million in 2015 to over $9.5 billion by 2021 as the technology is adopted globally.
1. TERRA CEMENT™
TERRA CEMENT
Proven Cement Technologies
Faster Curing, Stronger, Less Expensive
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2. Mission
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The Terra Cement mission is to develop,
produce, and deliver carbon neutral,
sustainable cement technologies that have
superior quality and durability at a price
competitive to traditional cement.
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3. Executive Summary
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TECHNOLOGY: Terra Cement has developed a cement production process and
technology that yields a product that is substantially superior to Portland
cement in strength, durability, cost, utility, curing time, level of emissions,
and resource efficiency. The Department of Defense has been using
hydraulic sustainable cement technology since 2007.
REVENUE: Terra Cement will generate revenue through both the production
of cement and the licensing of the production process and proprietary
liquid additives.
COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY: There is only one other supplier of hydraulic
sustainable cement that we are of; however the price of their product is
substantially higher than portland cement making its entry into the
commercial market unviable.
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4. Product
Terra Cement is stronger and less expensive than
either Portland cement or asphalt pavement over
the entirety of its lifecycle.
• Recycled industrial by-products
• Organically produced additives
• Less than 3% virgin materials
• 50% less mix water
• No emissions
• Low electrical energy
• No thermal energy
• No special curing conditions
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5. Technology
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Renewable, liquid additives are what gives Terra Cement its advantage.
These additives, when mixed with an abundant industrial byproduct, fly ash, provide
substantial strength to cement mixtures. The matter of the cement mixture is then allowed
to be a composite of cheaper, more abundant materials. This provides a substantial savings.
When fly ash and Terra's additives are combined, the reactive alumino-silicates and
crystalline hydraulic minerals in the fly ash are dissolved, a reactive hydrogel is generated
and crystalline hydrates are formed. The formation of the crystalline hydrates cause set and
strength development.
The hydration of Terra Cement results in an extremely dense, interlocking crystalline
calcium aluminum silicate hydrate (C.A.S.H.) structure. The C.A.S.H. structure is well
known to offer significant durability benefits over the typical calcium silicate hydrate
(C.S.H.) concrete widely utilized today.
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6. TERRA CEMENT™
Material Costs and Savings
For a typical 50,000 sgft-change 3-story office
building, Terra’s technology uses:
• 37 tons less rebar
• 556 less shoring units
• 164 less form material units
• 693 less column formwork
• 256 less finishing man hours
• 66 sq. ft. added floor space
• 4,302 gallons less mix water
• 239 cu. yds. less concrete
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7. TERRA CEMENT™
U.S. Construction Market
Terra Cement is an applicable material across a wide spectrum of the major
market.
Sales of product and licensing agreements are not limited to the U.S. market.
Projects are currently in development for the UAE, China, India, Australia, South
Africa, Poland, Germany, Dominican Republic and many more.
Construction Company
Type Statistics
Number of Companies Value of Annual Business
Construction of buildings 211,956 $748 Billion
Heavy and civil
engineering
39,439 $260 Billion
Specialty trade contracts 477,950 $722 Billion
729,345 potential buyers $1.73 Trillion Market
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8. TERRA CEMENT™
Significant Market Applications
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• Roads, Tunnels, & Bridges
• Oil & Gas
• Aviation runways
• Boat ramps
• Building foundations
• Dams
• Precast concrete products
• Consumer products
9. Roads
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Sixty percent of U.S. highways are built using concrete.
Life cycle analysis shows that standard portland cement is on average 37%
less expensive than asphalt, which needs frequent repairs.
Terra Cement improves upon portland cement
and is ideal for road construction:
• Durable, longer lasting
• Supports greater weight with thinner cross section
• Lower upfront cost competes with asphalt
• Low permeability
• Exceptional freeze thaw
• Saves 1,803 tons of virgin resources per lane mile
• Fast curing time and lack of special curing conditions facilitates fast track construction
• Resistant to corrosion of embedded materials, chemicals, and effects of microbial induced
corrosion (MIC)
10. TERRA CEMENT™
Anti-Corrosive Technology
Terra Cement resists corrosive effects of MIC because of the absence of
calcium hydroxide and calcium sulfate hydrate, two minerals that cause
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Portland cement to fail when exposed to corrosive acids.
Terra’s cement properties restrict access to ingress and transport of corrosive
liquids through the concrete and reduces the potential of reinforcing steel corrosion.
Portland Cement on the left lost 70%
of its strength. Terra’s Sustainable
Cement lost less then 10% percent;
when two, 4.00 inch diameter x 8.00
inch high concrete specimen, were
partially submerged in a 15% sulfuric
acid solution for 28 days per ASTM-C-
267 guidelines.
11. Oil & Gas Industry
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Due to its anti-corrosion technology, Terra Cement can be used to build
pipelines, sludge pits, chemical trenches, tank bases, and storage tanks.
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Other cements require expensive liners and labor
intensive epoxy coatings to be used for these purposes.
Portland cement based structures exposed to harsh chemical environments
must also employ expensive silica fume, slag cement, and special liquid
additives to enhance the service life of the structure.
12. Performance
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Concrete Strength,
psi (Mpa)
24 hours 7 day 28 day ASTM Test
Method
Compressive 3187 (21.8) 6720 (43.1) 8326 (58.0) ASTM – C – 39
Flexural 400 (2.8) 691 (4.8) 767 (5.4) ASTM – C – 78
Splitting Tensile 218 (1.5) 605 (4.2) 666 (4.6) ASTM – C – 496
Modules of Elasticity, msi (GPa) 4.1 (28.7) 4.8 (33.2) 5.1 (35.0) ASTM – C – 496
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Not Applicable Not Applicable 4.6 AASHTO – TP – 60
Rapid Freeze Thaw Resistance,
(Retained percentage of Dynamic Molecules)
300 Cycles
100% ASTM – C – 666A
Scaling Resistance, lbs/ft2
50 Cycles
0 ASTM – C – 672
750 lbs. cement, w/c 0.22 slump: 5”
13. TERRA CEMENT™
Initial Production Facility, Ohio
• Pittsburgh, PA is estimated to host over $3
billion of new market construction in 2015.
• Additionally, state of Pennsylvania will build
several thousand miles of pipeline to
transport natural gas extracted from the
Marcellus Shale.
• Ohio site has been identified to provide
close access to both Pittsburgh and 2 large-scale
coal burning power plants.
• Current negotiations with local plants
include a tipping fee paid to Terra for
collecting fly ash, substantially reducing
Cost of Goods Sold by 36%.
• Site includes up to 1,200 acres of land for
permanent mixing facility and storage of
mobile plants and other equipment.
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15. Timeline
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Phase 1: July 2014-July 2015
Licensing of technology; assist contractors in
development & use of cement
Phase 2: July 2015-July 2016
Production and manufacturing; establishment of
portable manufacturing plants; export of product
Phase 3: July 2016-July 2017
Establish permanent manufacturing plant; client-based
work
16. Executive Team
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• Henry Val, CEO
Founder and Partner of Netter Capital; has over 25 years of experience in the financial markets
ranging from futures and equity markets, convertible debt, and investments.
• Glenn Schumacher, Chief Scientific Advisor
Has over twenty-nine years of experience in the cement and concrete industries. Over fifteen years
in the fly ash industry alone as manager of Research and Development with the American Fly Ash
Company (AFA). Owner of three patents while with CeraTech Inc. on the use of alkali activated
cement.
• Andre Sobolevsky, COO, President
Has over 25 years of experience as a litigator and business immigration attorney. His clients
include(d) Alfred Koch, Director of Gazprom, China Oil & Gas Petrochemical Group Ltd., Helios
Petroleum Holding, AG. and many others.
• Shraddha Patel, Executive Vice President
Received MPA from NYU in May of 2005 and commands six languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati,
Urdu, French and Spanish. Ms. Patel has extensive financial experience and was a Senior Adviser at
the US State Department in Bureau of Economic and Business affairs and a member of President’s
Export Council, Trade Policy Committee and the White House Taskforce on Commercial Advocacy.