Lafarge has signed an agreement with Solidia Technologies to sell its low-carbon cement and CO2-cured concrete worldwide. Under the terms of this agreement, Lafarge will have the right to commercialise the process that reduces the carbon footprint of the end-to-end process by up to 70 per cent. The commercial launch will initially take place in some key markets in North America and in Europe for the manufacturing of concrete elements such as paving stones, roof tiles and concrete blocks. Solidia has developed a new binder made from similar raw materials to ordinary portland cement and produced in a traditional rotary kiln.