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Progressive Planet Unveils 100% Recycled Post-Consumer Glass Pozzolan Created to Sequester and Radically Reduce Carbon Emissions in Concrete
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Progressive Planet Unveils 100% Recycled Post-Consumer Glass Pozzolan Created to Sequester and Radically Reduce Carbon Emissions in Concrete\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n New PozGlass™ 100G SCM Receives Breakthrough Test Results;\n \n \n Offers Eco-Friendly Alternative to Fly Ash Engineered to Help Tackle Climate Change\n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n Nov. 9, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n \n \n \n Progressive Planet Solutions Inc\n \n \n . (TSXV: PLAN) (\"PLAN\" or the \"Company\"), an emerging technology company providing innovative circular solutions and eco-friendly micronized mineral powders for industry and agriculture, is pleased to announce PozGlass™ 100G SCM - the Company's new and proprietary supplementary cementing material (SCM) made from 100% recycled glass. Having just received breakthrough initial test results, PozGlass 100G SCM is designed to dramatically reduce cement's carbon footprint while increasing its performance.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PozGlass 100G SCM's introduction comes on the heels of\n \n PLAN's\n \n October 18, 2021\n \n announcement\n \n that it successfully completed third party testing of its flagship supplementary cementing material, PozGlass™ SCM, as a superior replacement to fly ash. PozGlass SCM is a mixture of micronized, post-consumer glass and natural pozzolan harvested from PLAN's Z1 Natural Pozzolan Quarry near\n \n Cache Creek, BC\n \n . and can be used to replace significant levels of fly ash and Portland Cement, one of the greatest sources for CO2 emissions in the world. Estimates suggest that the concrete industry is responsible for roughly 7% of total global carbon emissions.\n \n \n Natural pozzolans are prevalent in western\n \n North America\n \n as a result of volcanic activity, but are generally not found along the eastern seaboard. In an effort to seamlessly gain entry into larger urban markets from coast to coast without requiring natural pozzolan to be shipped and then blended w...