Suvo Strategic Minerals Ltd (ASX:SUV) has boosted the expertise of its team with the appointment of Murdoch University Associate Professor and Environmental & Sustainable Systems Engineering chair, Dr Martin Anda.
Dr Anda will join Suvo on a one-day-a-week basis, beginning March 1, 2024, where his role will involve providing technical support for grant submissions, commercialisation of geopolymer concentre and material trials with the government and private sector.
He will also continue to lead his team at Murdoch University, where he previously headed the development of low carbon geopolymer concrete formulation ‘Colliecrete’, now licensed to Suvo under an intellectual property (IP) agreement.
“We welcome Associate Professor Dr Martin Anda to the Suvo team,” Suvo non-executive chair Aaron Banks said.
“His expertise and passion for sustainability and circular economies is unparalleled and he brings a wealth of knowledge to this space.
“Dr Anda’s network into government and the private sector is vast and one that has the potential to add tremendous value to Suvo as we begin to build on our low carbon, waste-derived geopolymer concrete strategy.”
Accelerating development of low-carbon tech
“I look forward to joining Suvo as the company progresses Colliecrete to full commercialisation, thereby unlocking the potential of a formulation that is the result of several years of research and configuration,” Dr Anda said.
“Almost daily we see new market opportunities for low carbon, waste-derived geopolymer concrete.
“With industry partners such as PERMAcast, we hope to quickly progress the commercialisation of our formulation scale to meet this demand.
“Joining Suvo is a natural progression with the Murdoch team and lab acting as an effective R&D arm of Suvo, with the mutual objective being, to accelerate the development of new formulations that can fulfil the growing need for low-carbon concrete products that enable industry and government alike, to achieve the emission reduction targets.”
Geopolymer concrete is a low-emission, more environmentally friendly substitute to traditional concrete made with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).
The manufacturing of OPC (the binder necessary to make concrete) is a highly CO2-intensive process, representing 8% of global emissions – the equivalent to the entire global car fleet.