A Belgian-made world first: CO2-absorbing bricks

Hilde Van Raemdonck

December 16, 2022

The Carbstones have the same qualities and technological characteristics as conventional bricks. They’re equally strong and rain- and frost-resistant /orbix.be

Two family businesses from Limburg (Belgium) – Orbix in Genk and Betonagglomeraten Gubbels Masterbloc in Maasmechelen (both Limburg) – have launched a world-first: they produce CO2 'absorbing' construction blocks based on slag from the steel industry. The finished products are bricks in which
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