HighTechBinders is the company behind ECO-Bind. ECO-Bind is a bio-polymer byproduct of the waste-water treatment process which can be used as a substitute for bitumen, a crudeoil byproduct, in road construction, i.e. ECO-Bind can replace crude oil bitumen within asphalt mixes. ECO-Bind is a product that can help the road industry to reduce its CO2 emissions and improve its sustainability. In 2024, we used a TTT-CT ticket to develop a proof-of-concept for ECO-Bind. This enabled us to improve the quality of ECO-Bind and enhance its performance in asphalt mixtures containing Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP). The TTT-CT ticket helped us to generate data to support an IP protection application for ECO-Bind. Now that we have demonstrated the potential of ECO-Bind, our next step is to incorporate ECO-Bind in a full asphalt mix and to perform on-site testing in real life conditions. From there, we plan to bring ECO-Bind to full commercialisation and we expect ECO-Bind to be commercially available product from 2026 onwards. Ultimately, we envisage that ECO-Bind will fully replace crude oil in road construction.