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X-MAT ® constructs partial wall made entirely from coal-derived components

BLUEFIELD, WV (Jan. 10, 2022) – If you’ve ever built a masterpiece out of Legos, you know it always begins with a single block.

X-MAT® is on a mission to build its own masterpiece out of a surprising material that will revolutionize the construction industry. The company is in the process of creating a building made entirely from coal-based materials – From the structural columns to walls to roof tiles.

This dream is quickly becoming a reality with the recent development of a partial wall made up of building components created entirely from coal mixed with X-MAT®’s propriety resin. This wall represents what’s to come for the future coal building.

Energy Secretary Granholm, Senator Manchin review update on coal innovations

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (June 9, 2021) – U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) received an update on X-MAT CCC’s efforts to develop coal-derived building materials, which will be used to construct a home completely from coal.

 

DOE Invests $8.7 Million to Foster New Uses for Domestic Coal Resources

AOI 5:    Design, Research and Development, Validation, and Fabrication of a Prototype Carbon-Based Building

Modular, Manufactured Homes from Coal-Based Building Materials — X-MAT CCC (Bluefield, WV) plans to establish the utility of Coal-Derived Building Materials (CDBM) licensed from their partner, Semplastics.

 

X-MAT aims to produce new value from an old commodity

BLUEFIELD — One company with operations in West Virginia and Florida seeks to make high-tech use of the Mountain State’s most iconic resource and establish new manufacturing jobs in the process.