Betolar Oyj has signed its first commercial agreement in Vietnam with Trung Hieu Development Corporation to use the Geoprime® solution. Betolar and the Vietnamese concrete block manufacturer Trung Hieu Development Corporation have signed a five-year commercial agreement to use the Geoprime solution in the production of low-carbon, circular economy concrete products. The agreement is Betolar's first in the Vietnamese market.

Trung Hieu is serving the fast growing Ho Chi Minh City construction market. Trung Hieu is a manufacturer of construction blocks and paving stones, with the production capacity of manufacturing 100 million blocks i.e 120 000 tons per year. Based on the agreement, Trung Hieu will have the right to use the Geoprime solution in the manufacture of its concrete products.

The agreement enables manufacturing with up to 80% less CO2 emissions on raw materials by using local industrial side streams.