Betolar has signed a development cooperation agreement to drive low-carbon construction with Consolis Parma. The aim is to test Betolar's solutions in the manufacturing of precast concrete elements and to significantly reduce emissions from the manufacturing phase of products. The development partnership creates new opportunities for Consolis Parma to manufacture low-carbon products.

Betolar's Geoprime solution, which is currently being tested, would enable even lower emission industrial production of Parma's low carbon hollow core slabs while supporting the circular economy in the building materials industry even more broadly. In terms of environmental responsibility, the focus of the development work is on manufacturing lower-carbon products as well as the circular economy. The goal of Parma's large-scale sustainability program is to cut the company's CO2 emissions by 5% annually, which means halving total emissions by 2035.

Lifecycle emissions from construction and buildings account for more than a third of the world's CO2 emissions.