Revolutionizing the Concrete Industry

What if injecting CO2 into concrete could actually make it stronger while fighting climate change? Kristal Kaye, interim CEO of CarbonCure Technologies, discusses her transition from traditional energy finance to leading a company revolutionizing concrete production. With over 30 years in finance across energy, mining, and retail, Kaye now heads a firm that injects captured CO2 directly into concrete, permanently storing it while improving economics for producers. "The concrete industry runs on very lean, tight margin profitability, and we can't ask them to adopt technology that would hinder their livelihood," she explains. CarbonCure has deployed 700+ systems across 35 countries, serving major clients like Amazon while targeting the massive opportunity ahead—over 100,000 concrete plants globally remain untapped. How does economics drive adoption in traditionally conservative industries? Kristal Kaye is the interim CEO of CarbonCure Technologies, a leading carbon utilization company transforming concrete production through innovative CO2 injection technology. A Chartered Professional Accountant with over 30 years of finance experience across traditional energy, diamond mining, and retail industries, Kaye transitioned to clean tech to make a meaningful environmental impact. Since joining CarbonCure, she has helped scale the company's proven technology to over 700 systems deployed across 35 countries, serving major clients including Amazon's HQ2 project. Under her leadership, CarbonCure continues expanding its mission to decarbonize the concrete industry while maintaining economic viability for producers. Kaye's expertise in finance and operations positions her uniquely to navigate the complex adoption challenges in conservative industries. In This Episode: (00:00) Kristal Kaye's background and career transition to clean tech (07:48) CarbonCure's mission and concrete decarbonization technology approach (09:26) Competitive advantages and proven technology verification in market (11:21) Scaling challenges and growth strategy across global markets (13:00) Overcoming industry resistance and conservative adoption patterns (16:48) Closing remarks and podcast sponsor information Share with someone who would enjoy this topic, like and

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Revolutionizing the Concrete Industry is an episode from Raising Your Antenna by Keith Zakheim.

This episode is 00:18:16 long.

This episode was published on Sep 16, 2025.

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