CO2REDRES – Treatment of secondary raw materials for the reduction of CO2 emissions in the construction industry

The Interreg project CO2REDRES “Treatment of secondary raw materials for the reduction of CO₂ emissions in the construction industry” gathers 18 partners from the Greater Region. It aims to demonstrate the feasibility of producing mineral additions with hydraulic and/or pozzolanic properties from the thermal treatment of secondary resources from the GR. The initial problem is the difficulty of finding substitutes for clinker in the GR. A cross-border cooperation was set up to identify:

- New ways to reduce the clinker content and CO₂ production in cement and concrete

- Solutions to reduce the storage or landfill of industrial by-products or waste with technical and economic potential

- A new economic model for the transformation of industrial by-products or abandoned resources into products that can be used in an industrial production cycle.

Lastly, a "living lab" will be set up for the construction sector of the GR with the aim of creating a cross-border "identity".