secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VERDE RESOURCES, INC. (VRDR)
CIK:        0001506929
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001640334-24-001034
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Verde Resources enters $750k testing pact with Auburn's NCAT on eco-pavement
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- 3-year project 'Structural Capacity of Sustainable Pavement' runs June 2024-Sept 2027 at NCAT Test Track in Opelika, AL.
- Company committed $750,000; initial $100k upon signing, then quarterly payments of $50k-$62.5k through Sept 2026.
- Technology co-developed with Zym-Tec uses enzymes to treat soils and stabilize base materials, replacing carbon-intensive lime and cement.
- Biochar from biomass pyrolysis integrated into pavement to reduce GHG and sequester CO2, generating Carbon Removal Credits.
- Success expected to drive adoption by US DOTs and create separate revenue stream from carbon credits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506929/000164033424001034/0001640334-24-001034-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506929/000164033424001034/vrdr_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001640334-24-001034

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