Fortera

This Thanksgiving, we extend our deepest gratitude to all our incredible partners who help make our mission of providing cement decarbonization solutions at scale a reality. 🌟 Investment Partners: Alumni Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Saint-Gobain, Temasek, and Wollemi Capital. Your belief in our vision fuels our progress. 🌐 Plant & Project Partners: Bank of America, CalPortland, CHRYSO, GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association, GCP, and Mercer Fraser Co, for bringing innovation to life on the ground. 🤝 Membership Organizations: ACI Foundation, ASTM International, CalCIMA, PCA, USGBC California, and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, for advancing our work through collaboration and expertise. Together, we are paving the way toward a brighter future. Thank you for your trust and partnership — we couldn’t do this without you. On behalf of the Fortera Family, Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂🦃 #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #Partners #Sustainability #CementInnovation

As featured in a recent article from Forbes, our technology integrates seamlessly into existing cement production systems, reducing emissions by 70% and lowering operating costs. With our first commercial plant in operation and the ability to produce 15,000 tons of cement annually while capturing 6,000 tons of CO2, we’re proving that decarbonizing the built environment is both viable and cost-effective. 💡🌍 Special thanks to Jim Vinoski for highlighting our story. 📖 Read the full article to learn how we’re shaping the future of construction #GreenCement #ConcreteSolutions #SustainableManufacturing #Decarbonization #BuiltEnvironment

For my next team appreciation post, I want to shine a spotlight on our Finance and Facilities teams. While their work is often behind the scenes, their impact is felt across the organization. These teams are instrumental in driving success, from strategic planning and ensuring long-term financial success to maintaining a functional, safe, and efficient workplace. Together, these teams ensure that Fortera is set up to achieve our big goals. Thank you for your attention to detail, ensuring we accurately plan, and that we have the resources to meet our timelines. I have had the privilege of working with many of you for 10+ years now across multiple organizations. Thanks for always keeping me in line and the ball moving forward. Scott Healy, Edward Garcia, George Councill, Blake Gandrup, Ryan Bell, Kim Hetrick, Elvia Tahara, Yen Le, Héber Cruz Berber, Kenny Walker, Luis Amaya Pacheco #teamappeciation #greencement

Our ReAct green cement has been on display and in use for more than a decade! In 2011-2012, Fortera's ReAct Blend played a vital role in reducing the carbon footprint of an office complex project in Menlo Park, California. Over 50 cubic yards of concrete were used for pathways, stairs, and a decorative topping slab—all made with approximately 5,000 pounds of ReAct Blend combined with 15,000 pounds of slag. The result? A carbon reduction of up to 49%! Creating low-clinker factor concretes that perform under real-world demands is a core strength of our Product Team. 💪 If you're ready to take your project to the next level with low-carbon concrete that meets your construction schedule and performance requirements, we’d love to collaborate. Contact us at product@forterausa.com. https://lnkd.in/geZWRqVp #LowCarbonConcrete #SustainableConstruction #GreenCement

We’re at the Shasta District Fair & Event Center for the 11th Annual Ignite Opportunity STEM Career Day! 🚀 Our display theme is “A Day in the Life at Fortera Redding ReCarb Plant.” We are having a great time offering 9th graders from Northern California a firsthand look at innovative solutions shaping the future of building and construction! Let's inspire the next generation of STEM leaders! 🧑💻🧑🔬🧑🔧 #STEMCareerDay #FutureLeaders #GreenCement #STEM #IgniteOpportunity

We're proud to share that Ryan Gilliam, CEO and Co-Founder of Fortera, has been named to the 2024 TIME 100 Climate list, recognizing the world’s most influential leaders in climate! 🎉 This honor highlights Ryan’s leadership in driving impactful climate action, from his unwavering commitment to pioneering sustainable solutions in the cement industry to his leading-edge experience founding multiple climate tech companies. Congratulations, Ryan, on this well-deserved recognition! Your innovation and dedication are pivotal to Fortera's mission to drive meaningful environmental change by Paving the Way to Zero-CO2 Cement. Ryan's Time100 Climate 2024 profile: https://lnkd.in/g53_nEKe #Time100Climate #Fortera #ClimateLeadership #SustainableFuture #GreenCement Verdagy

From the ACI Convention in Philly to the VDZ Congress in Düsseldorf, Germany, Craig Hargis is sharing our story with cement and concrete professionals across the globe this week! 🛩️ 🌎 The 9th International VDZ Congress unites global leaders and innovators in the cement industry to tackle the path to climate neutrality. Craig will delve into our pioneering ReAct® Green Cement Ecosystem and share how Fortera is creating decarbonization solutions for cement producers during the Morning Parallel Session on November 8th. #Fortera #VDZCongress #GreenCement #SustainableBuilding #DecarbonizationSolution

Craig Hargis, our VP of Products, is heading to Philly for the American Concrete Institute Convention. He’ll join other industry experts and leaders for technical sessions, committee meetings, and networking. Craig will share his insights on 2 panel sessions: 📔 Mineral Carbonization Processes and Products 🗓️ Sunday, Nov 3rd at 8 am 📓 Early-Age Hydration of Low Carbon Cements, Part 1 of 2 🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 5th at 11 am Find out more about the exciting developments we’re making in producing low-CO2 cementitious materials. #ACI #AmericanConcreteInstitute #ConcreteInnovation

Happy Halloween from Fortera. Winner of our annual pumpkin carving contest - Fortera Accounting Dept!!

In July of 2011, the City of Berkeley completed an exciting project at the West Berkeley Senior Center using Fortera’s vaterite calcined clay blended cement. Here’s what our VP of Products, Craig Hargis, had to say about this pour:  “This was the first vaterite calcined clay cement (VC3) concrete demonstration project. The City of Berkeley selected a blended supplementary cementitious material (SCM) that consisted of vaterite and calcined clay (VC2) for the project because it produced a concrete that met the project's needs for placeability, finishability, and strength development while providing superior durability and lowering the carbon footprint of the concrete by 14%. Today, we are working with industry experts at ASTM to make the changes necessary to the cement and SCM standards that would enable this kind of low-carbon concrete to be produced at scale through modifications to ASTM C595 and C1697.” It is exciting to see our early demonstrations still going strong! 💪 The full case study can be found here:  https://lnkd.in/eW83cc5B #SustainableBuilding #LowCarbonConcrete #Fortera #DemonstrationProject #GreenCement #CaseStudy