Möckli Beton achieves CO2 storage record in Neustark plant

Eschenz TG/Bern, January 2024

Eschenz TG/Bern - Die Möckli Beton AG hat mit der Technologie von Neustark in weniger als drei Monaten die rekordhohe Menge von 200 Tonnen CO2 in seinen rezyklierten Baustoffen gespeichert. Mit dem begasten Granulat aus gemischtem Abbruchmaterial stellt Möckli seinen NovoCon-Beton her.

Möckli Beton AG has achieved a new storage record for CO2 in demolition materials. In less than three months, it has broken the 200 tonne mark. According to a press release from the Bern-based company Neustark, which supplied Möckli’s storage facility, none of Neustark’s 14 separation and storage facilities to date have achieved this level so quickly.

When asked how Möckli Beton achieved this record, owner and managing director Chris Möckli refers to the special treatment process at his company. “All demolition waste that we process in our plant is filled into the material box, where the granulate is gassed with CO2 and the mineralisation or storage process is started. We are therefore not surprised by the amount of CO2 stored.”

Möckli Beton has already produced 500,000 cubic metres of its NovoCon concrete from concrete and mixed demolition waste granulate in recent years. “By integrating the CO2 storage process, we can now produce Novocon concrete even more sustainably and with the latest technology.” In addition, the material mineralised with CO2 becomes stronger, which means that the cement content in the recycled concrete can be reduced.

According to Möckli, customers are generally very interested. “If the price-performance ratio is right and no compromises in quality have to be accepted, everyone is happy at the end of the day.”

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