Redefining concrete
Neocrete is nano-engineering concrete for the building needs of today and tomorrow - regenerative, low carbon and resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Neocrete's technology activates low-carbon materials, such as volcanic ash, strengthening their binding properties, so they can replace cement in concrete, without carbon intensive and costly manufacturing processes.
Neocrete is the future of concrete.
Our Story
Neocrete was founded in New Zealand in 2018 by Zarina Bazoeva and Matt Kennedy-Good, focused on making carbon neutral, more resilient concrete - with no cement.
Working first from a converted shipping container - more recently from shiny new laboratories in Parnell - Neocrete's R&D team has been refining its additive activator to reduce the cement and carbon footprint in concrete, while increasing its durability - without compromising strength at any age.
Technical Information
Our Product
Currently Neocrete can reduce carbon in concrete by 30-50%, with no loss in strength at any age, and is on track to produce carbon neutral concrete by 2027.
Neocrete is proven in real-life builds in New Zealand, including projects by Ministry of Housing Kainga Ora and eHaus.
Neocrete is now building a plant for trials and pilot projects with cement and concrete suppliers around the world. Neocrete will be available for commercial pilots with large customers from late 2024, and for commercial sales from early 2025.
Neocrete’s previous generation activator, "D5 Green", has been used in infrastructure, commercial and residential projects across New Zealand - in schools, galleries, homes and precast panels.
D5 Green’s environmental benefits have been verified through extensive independent testing in Australia and NZ. D5 Green is BRANZ appraised for enhanced durability and water tightness.
Neocrete Activator is added at 2-4% of cementitious materials. Neocrete Activator technical documentation and EPD will be available early 2024.
Neocrete in the media
NZ green concrete startup Neocrete secures $6.5m in seed funding
Businessdesk, March 2024
After seeking between $3 million and $4m in seed funding, Neocrete, a New Zealand startup that decarbonises concrete production, has raised $6m. The funding round was led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners, which took a 15% share for US$2.7m (NZ$4.5m). Funding was rounded out by five other investors, including NZ Green Investment Finance, which took a 3.8% share for $0.7m. "We were pretty happy we found some investors who understand us well," Neocrete co-founder and president Matt Kennedy-Good told BusinessDesk,
Neocrete in the media
Cleantech Group, October 2023
Cleantech Group has just released the Cleantech 50 to Watch, an annual list of top global early-stage private companies showcased for their excellence in sustainable innovation.
The entrepreneurs on the list are creating new technologies that are poised to address the climate crisis from soil monitoring to solar to water scarcity and everything in-between.
To create the list, inputs are combined from the Cleantech 50 to Watch expert panel of 32 leading investors...
Neocrete in the media
GCCA announces new partnerships between cement manufacturers and tech startups
Global Cement 7 May 2024
Global: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced new collaborations between global cement manufacturers and technology start-ups, focusing on the development of low carbon concrete.
Four start-ups—EnviCore in Canada, Queens Carbon and Chement, both in the US and Neocrete in New Zealand—were part of the 2023 GCCA Innovandi Open Challenge and have now partnered with cement manufacturers. These partnerships aim to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
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