OUR STORY AND MISSION
Where we've come from
Aspiring Materials began through a chance night out between two new dads who just needed a good night's sleep. The only place they felt they could get that? Mars, of course.
A collaborative brainstorm followed, evolving into a decade of research and development to create Martian materials for liveable, resilient structures on a planet far, far from here.
But these creators of the Martian materials Marscrete - our original founders - soon realised that pursuing the improbable was not about a desire to make Mars habitable, but a necessity to keep Earth in balance for humanity’s survival. Their unexpected encounter and unwillingness to let known limitations get in the way of potential possibilities is what ​Aspiring Materials is founded upon.
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You can read our early research into Marscrete in our published research.
Where we're headed
Today, our mission at Aspiring Materials is to transform the impact of heavy industry on the environment while ensuring it remains a positive and sustainable contributor to society.
To do this, we are focused on strengthening the resilience of essential industries by providing onshore supply of critical minerals and essential materials that are free of carbon dioxide and other environmentally harmful contaminants. With our 'local-to-you' production model, essential industrial sectors can bolster strategic sustainability, by reducing their dependencies on global markets and reducing their overall carbon dioxide emissions.
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A short local source of mineral and material inputs immediately removes risks associated with complex long supply chains and at the same time reduces emissions incurred from transportation and harmful production processes.
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Our drop-in carbon-free mineral and materials are designed to immediately reduce emissions, supporting industries to achieve their environmental goals with minimal disruption.
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But we're not stopping there. Our team of bold thinkers is redefining sustainable development.
We're working towards the prevention of all on-site operational emissions, by providing a source of clean fuel and a simple solution to capture and mineralisation carbon dioxide emissions. That future is not far away.
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Join us as we create resilience for local industries, opportunities for local communities and solutions that support equitable, sustainable development for generations to come.
Explore more
Learn how our science-based technology works and why Aspiring Materials is the choice for industrial operators focused on building resilience and sustainability.
Our method to capture and store carbon is a world-first in carbon mineralisation technology and produces a useful material that can further abate emissions.
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Read why mineralisation is a safer and surer way to remove carbon dioxide >
We use a single feedstock to produce a range of critical materials that offer multiple decarbonisation pathways for industries everywhere.
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Read more about how our process works >
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“We're unlocking nature's power to capture carbon,
but we're doing it at an accelerated timescale.
This is exactly what the world needs right now.”
Megan Danczyk, Lead Chemical Process Engineer - Aspiring Materials