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What is the value of Eden's technology? Plenty. Concrete has good compression strength, but light on with tensile strength. Also light on flexual strength. Reinforcing steel is added to compensate these deficiencies. Concrete strength is inversely proportional to the amount of water added. It also relies on the quality of the coarse and fine aggregates in the mix. The quality and the fineness of the cement also matters.

We here in Australia have good cement manufacturing, good granite based coarse aggregates and silica based sands. This means that we can make acceptable concrete with low cement content. Other countries have to make do with volcanic sands which need more water which in turn need more cement to reach an acceptable strength. They also have limestone based coarse aggregates which also require more water. Some countries including the USA use double the cement compared with Australia. Cement is the costliest ingredient in concrete. Reinforcement is the costliest item in concrete usage.

Eden's technology makes stronger concrete. Which means that less cement is needed and/or less reinforcing steel is required. If savings can be made in these areas then this is a game changer. If stronger concrete gives better corrosion protection, then it is also a no brainer.

With the volumes of concrete used worldwide, project engineers will pay $10 to save $20 of cement per cubic metre. Or they will pay $10 to save $20 of reinforcing, or pay $10 to save a building from potential concrete cancer.

Eden knows that their product will pass the tests. It would be economic suicide otherwise. It passes the tests and gets industry acceptance then the sky is the limit