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MPA study finds waste clay and bricks could reduce embodied carbon of cement by 30%

30 August 2024, Published under Cement News

Using waste clay and bricks in the cement production process could reduce the final product’s embodied carbon by as much as 30 per cent, according to a recent report. Led by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) with funding from Innovate UK, the two-year study found that reclaimed clays and finely-ground brick powder can be used in the manufacture of cement and concrete to lower associated emissions compared with the leading CEM I cement. The report also found that if calcined clays ...