Resilco

Resilco's technology represents a significant step toward a circular and sustainable economy, offering innovative solutions for industrial waste management and recovery and CO₂ reduction. Based on accelerated carbonation, the technology transforms industrial residues into recycled materials for the construction and road sector by permanently storing CO₂ within the material.

Resilco technology is patented and offers multiple advantages:  

1. it is suitable for different types of industrial residues: Fly Ashes, steel mill slag, smoke abatement dust etc;
2. it operates at ambient temperature and pressure, thus reducing process energy requirements;
3. it recovers and reuses more than 90% of the process water, thus reducing the requirement and environmental impact;
4. it allows permanent storage of CO₂, contributing to Carbon Dioxide Removal, with over 150 kg of CO2 being stored per ton of treated material, net of emissions generated by the process;
5. it is modular, and can treat from 2,000 tons/year to 50,000 tons/year of residues;
6. it recovers more than 90 percent of the starting residue, in some cases up to almost all of the incoming residue;
7. From an investment point of view, it provides a return for the customer of less than 5 years in addition to an immediate economic benefit on disposal costs.

Through the recovery and valorization of industrial waste into recycled materials and the permanent storage of CO₂, the Resilco solution offers multiple benefits:

1. It represents a possible solution for those industries whose CO₂ emissions are difficult to abate. (such as industries for cement production, steel and iron processing, and municipal solid waste incineration).  
2. It reduces the depletion of natural resources. Replacing natural materials from quarries with recycled materials leads to a reduction in the use of natural resources.  
3. It reduces the transportation and landfilling of industrial waste, thus affecting the environmental impact of the mining and construction sectors in particular.  
4. It implements a circular economy model: Resilco, by acting as a link between different industries, brings multiple environmental, economic and social benefits: optimization of resources, reduction of raw material costs, creation of new business relationships, reduction of corporate footprint.

Company Scalability Roadmap

In the context of fly ash from waste-to-energy plants, the size of this market is determined by the amount of waste produced and the need for sustainable disposal. About 500 waste-to-energy plants are operating in Europe, producing 4 Mton of fly ash. In Italy there are 37 plants (26 in northern Italy) with a disposal need of more than 200,000 tons/year of fly ash. For fly ash, the European disposal market is estimated at over 400Meuro, in Italy it is estimated at about 46 million (CEWEP data, 2020).  

In the context, on the other hand, of steel mill slag, Italy is the second largest steel producer in Europe with 40 EAF plants out of about 200 total. The European slag disposal market is estimated at more than 500M euros, while in Italy it stands at about 114M euros (Federacciai data). These figures reflect the economic significance and existing demand for advanced and sustainable treatment solutions.  

The projected growth of the market is driven by the continued production of this industrial waste, the heightened need for sustainable management and the progressive closure of landfills.

Resilco's proposed solution is not limited to fly ash and steel mill slag, but can be extended to sewage sludge, bypass dust and any type of waste/waste capable of reacting with carbon dioxide. This allows Resilco to have a very large and potentially undiscovered market.  

Indeed, the management and disposal of all such waste is a priority for many industry players, both because of the often high costs of management and disposal and because the issue of environmental sustainability is often also a business asset.  

In terms of estimates, Resilco will saturate the Italian Fly Ashes market alone with about 6-7 plants, generating potential revenues in excess of 100 Meuro. Operating the plants will generate net revenues of between 10 and 20 Meuro annually.

Once the Italian market is saturated, Resilco will enter the European market with a similar approach, followed by the North and South American markets, where the model can be replicated and the quantities of waste are much larger.  

In addition, Resilco's solution, due to the nature of the product and service, has an impact on two other larger markets than those previously described of fly ash and steel mill slag:

The first is the market for voluntary carbon credits, which could reach $250 B by 2030 and seeks solutions for permanent storage of CO₂ such as that proposed by Resilco. Each ton of residue treated the Resilco process can store 15-20% CO₂, which means about 800,000 tons of CO₂ per year in the European fly ash market alone.  

The second market is the cement industry, a major global emitter, which seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and use of natural resources. This segment of sustainable building materials is currently worth $220B and could exceed $700B by 2034. There is significantly less material supply than demand in this sector, and this gap is likely to widen with increasingly stringent regulations. Considering the European fly ash market alone, Resilco can reintroduce 2,800,000 tons of recycled materials (e.g., aggregates, engineered fillers, or even SCM (Supplementary Cementitious Material) , depending on the type of waste handled).  

Thus, Resilco fits into a triple market in line with European circular economy and industrial symbiosis policies

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