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CERATECH,Inc. is a materials technology company, specializing in the development and the commercialization of innovative green sustainable cement technologies.

CERATECH’s RediMax™ cement is a Pozzolan cement containing no Portland cement. Pozzolans are traditionally defined as a crystalline porous aluminosilicate structure. Examples: Volcanic Ash, Pumicite, and Opal Shale.

The Romans used a Pozzolan (volcanic ash) blended with lime to produce the cement used to build the Coliseum, the Pantheon and the Pont du Gard Aqueduct in Southern France, all of which are still standing today.

Recently, the definition of Pozzolans has been expanded to include post-industrial oxide structures that have well-defined pore structures. Examples: Fly ash, wood ash, kiln dust or slag, and ash created by burning municipally derived waste “trash” at high temperatures.

CERATECH uses fly ash in the production of itsRediMax™ cement for all domestic production. Internationally, CERATECH sources locally available pozzolans, such as Class N volcanic ash to produce its cement.

Fly ash is the finely-divided coal combustion byproduct (waste stream) collected by electrostatic precipitators from flue gases. Approximately 60% (≈ 42 M tons) of all fly ash is land filled annually in the Unites States. The replacement of Portland cement with fly ash reduces the carbon footprint of concrete, as the production of one ton of Portland cement produces approximately one ton of CO².

CERATECH’s revolutionary cement technology is a change step for the construction industry providing an environmentally friendly cement that is engineered for strength, speed, stability and long term durability.