Looming Discriminatory Tender Issues In CO2 And Construction

New discriminatory tenders prices for high CO₂ emitters have already started in Europe

Some countries like Norway recently began applying an additional default add-on pricing % for Government tenders, relative to the level of CO₂, turning a lowest tender, high CO₂ emission product price, into the highest!

They use an assessment scale of CO₂ pollutive values, seriously affecting products like plasterboard which have little, OR NO CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE (CCS) VALUE.

Who has been using MgSO₄ Products in Australia?

Change may eventually be forced

These CO₂ pollutive assessments may well be expected to be expanded through Federal Government intervention, if reluctance to change is not observed, as they move toward the 2030 43% reduction Accord.

The plasterboard industry in Australia, in manufacturing and distribution would probably be wise to review alternative solutions very soon.

The Dinosaurs were on the Earth for 130 million years and were wiped out in a very short period after an asteroid impact 65 million years ago, the plasterboard industry could find itself in a similar situation as the CO₂ wave gathers speed!

Increased worldwide demand for low CO₂ construction products

The huge surge in demand for low CO₂ composites and high carbon sequestration products in cladding and general construction, has resulted in improved manufacturing techniques over the past 2 years, with substantial new investment into hi speed, computer driven production lines.

These have substantially reduced production costs of MgSO₄ Composites and instead of being previously an expensive green solution, as of now, in May 2023 are similar, and sometimes lower than conventional 13mm and 16mm Fyrchek and similar fire-rated plasterboard cladding products sold in Australia.