Vateris is a UK-based deep-tech company turning one of industry’s largest liabilities — flue gas CO₂ — into permanent, high-performance minerals the economy already needs. Founded in 2021 and previously known as Concrete4Change, Vateris has developed a closed-loop process that reacts raw, unpurified flue gas directly with waste or mined gypsum and potassium hydroxide, co-producing two valuable mineral products while locking carbon away for good as stable mineral carbonate. 

Two products, one process

• GypCarb — an engineered vaterite-based calcium carbonate. As a drop-in cement and concrete additive it delivers 20–30% higher early strength and up to 35% lower carbon, and it doubles as a functional mineral for coatings, paints, adhesives and plastics.

• Sulphate of potash (SOP) — a premium, chloride-free fertiliser that also serves specialty markets in glass, ceramics and chemicals.

 Every tonne of GypCarb permanently sequesters around 440 kg of CO₂ — durable removal, not temporary storage.

 Why It’s Different

Vateris is the only company turning raw industrial flue gas into best-in-class mineral products. Its compact, modular unit bolts directly onto existing flue gas streams and uses the CO₂ as it is — avoiding the capital- and energy-intensive capture, purification and compression that make most utilisation routes uneconomic. Because the chemistry co-produces two independently valuable streams from low-cost feedstocks, revenue doesn’t hinge on a single market or on a carbon price. The result is decarbonisation that pays for itself through superior products rather than subsidies.

Partnerships

• Holcim (anchor partner): Vateris’s first industrial-scale plant is planned for Dotternhausen, Germany with Holcim, a global leader in cement and building materials — a cornerstone of the company’s route to commercial scale.

• Goldbeck: A leading European construction and engineering firm, working with Vateris as both a strategic partner and investor to implement the technology in precast concrete products.

• Siam Cement Group (SCG): One of Asia’s largest cement and building-material producers, partnering with Vateris to integrate the technology in Southeast Asia and support global scalability, and a strategic investor in the company.

• Cemex: One of the world’s leading cement and concrete producers, partnering with Vateris on pilot implementation and scale-up.

The Team

Vateris is a 15-strong UK based team founded by Dr Sid Pourfalah (CEO & Founder), a serial entrepreneur with 25 years in sustainable construction; Dalraj Nijjar (COO & Co-founder), Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and UK Government Young Innovator Award winner

To date the company has raised £5.5m in equity and £1.5m in grants, backed by strategic industrial investors, and its core IP is protected by a filed patent, further filings in progress, and trade secrets.

The Vision

Vateris’s vision is to make carbon mineralisation a standard, profitable, bolt-on feature of cement and chemical sites worldwide — proving that meaningful climate action and commercial success can go hand in hand.”

 See the Vateris technology and team in action: