The carbon-negative concrete blocks absorb more CO2 during production than they emit.
"Thanks to Carbstone, we convert metal slag into a high-quality circular product and since CO2 is used as a binder, we avoid using cement, which accounts for 10% of global CO2 emissions."
"For every ton of concrete produced using the CarbiCrete process, 150 kg of CO2 are abated/removed," Yuti Mytko told IE in October.
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