The team at Cement Australia are no strangers to staying ahead of the curb with balancing what tradies want, with what tradies need.
Its Low Carbon Cement has been doing the rounds, with tradies and suppliers alike singing its praises both in terms of quality and positive impact.
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What is Low Carbon Cement?
Cement Australia’s Low Carbon Cement stepping it up with a product that gives you the same performance as General Purpose (GP) Cement, but with 30 per cent less embodied carbon.
That’s right — less environmental impact without compromising the final result. Cement Australia are able to do this thanks to their GreenCem™ Technology.
Developed in-house at their NATA-accredited lab in Brisbane, the GreenCem™ Technology enables them to replace the GP cement ingredient with fly ash in higher quantities than previously possible, without compromising the resulting concrete’s strength development.
Without compromise
Low Carbon Cement is made right here in Australia and tradie trusted.
Low Carbon Cement holds its own as a direct GP Cement replacement, making it a reliable choice for your day-to-day jobs.
Whether you’re doing bricklaying, block work or core fill, this stuff stacks up.
Whips Bricks owner Ryan Smith has been a brickie for about 14 years.
Quality is front of mind when it comes to Ryan and his work, with Whips Bricks working on high-end residential properties around Melbourne.
He’s been using Low Carbon Cement for most of 2025, and has loved the switch so far.
“It’s a great alternative to GP Cement,” he said.
“For our work, we mix it with Cement Australia’s Off White Cement.
“We’ve been using it on loads of our high-end projects … it’s been really good to work with.”
Ryan first got to work with the Low Carbon Cement on a big multi-home sub-division, and said the feedback on the cement in particular was good both from customers and fellow tradies.
“The brick cleaner even said it was good and easy to clean off,” he said.
This cement delivers better workability, and even brings lower permeability and enhanced durability to
the mix.
Backing itself
Low Carbon Cement is the first packaged cement of its kind listed on the EPD Australasia register and meets Australian Standard AS3972 (Type GB).
That means its entire environmental impact — across manufacturing, transport, usage, and more — has been independently verified.
If you’re on a job that requires environmental declarations or just want to do your bit, this product’s got the paperwork to back it up.
“Anytime you can get the same results while helping the environment, the team really gets behind it,” Ryan said.
“It adds that bit more satisfaction to jobs — doing every bit you can.”
Tradies are making the switch
More and more, builders and tradies are looking for ways to cut down their footprint without slowing down on the tools.
Ryan gets his Low Carbon Cement from Bayswater Timber Mitre 10 in Melbourne’s east.
Manager Rob Vanderkolk said now that the store’s stocking it regularly among other cement products,
he’s eager to see how popular it’ll become for tradies.
“Like any new product, it takes time to catch on,” he said
“With performance and price similar to other cements, plus the environmental features, there’s no adverse reason why you wouldn’t use it.”
Low Carbon Cement is an easy switch that doesn’t change how you work.
You don’t have to mix it differently, and you don’t have to baby it along.
It just works like any good cement should.
Plus, it’s easy to get your hands on it, with stores like Mitre 10 and Home Hardware stocking it.
Just ask your local supplier and they’ll sort you out.
If you’re ready to make the switch without making a difference to how you work — and just as tough as what you’re used to — give Cement Australia’s Low Carbon Cement a go.
Head over to cementaustralia.com.au for more info and check out the next page to see Low Carbon Cement in action!
