Carbon-negative cement eyed for UAE

In line with global efforts towards sustainable building materials, UAE-based Exeed Industries has joined hands with Partanna Oasis to locally produce sustainable cement solutions.

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EXEED Industries, a prominent industrial group in the UAE, has signed a preliminary agreement with Partanna Oasis to explore the development of sustainable cement solutions in the country, the two companies have announced.

Partanna Oasis is a subsidiary of Partanna, a global innovator in sustainable building materials. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlines plans to introduce carbon-negative cement technologies to the UAE market.

The collaboration focuses on assessing and planning for facilities in Abu Dhabi to produce Partanna's next-generation cement alternatives locally. This includes strategising for a brine conversion facility, a tolling facility, and a cement production plant to commercialise Partanna's products in the UAE.

Partanna's carbon negative building materials are made without traditional Portland cement and are designed to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmos-