decarbonized, from rock to city block
Brimstone's deeply decarbonized process is a breakthrough in cement production, making industry-standard portland cement with carbon-free calcium silicate rock instead of limestone.
Brimstone cement is chemically and physically identical to conventional portland cement, with the same quality and performance builders have trusted for over 150 years. Simply put, our process will turn cement, one of the most intractable climate problems, into a climate solution. It all starts with a new kind of rock.
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the Brimstone process
Cement is conventionally made from carbon-heavy limestone, which releases CO2 when processed. These process emissions are responsible for up to 60% of cement's overall emissions.
We make cement from carbon-free calcium silicate rocks, eliminating these process emissions from the start. Calcium silicate rocks are abundant and voluminous at the surface of every continent in the world.
Our process produces two core products used in concrete: ordinary portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials (SCM).
Today, cement and SCM are made from different processes and sourced from different locations. Our rock contains all the minerals necessary to make both cement and SCM from one process in one location.
Our process also removes CO2 from the air. How?
In addition to the calcium, silicon, iron and aluminum used to make cement, our rock contains magnesium. We use this magnesium to passively and permanently remove atmospheric CO2.
The result: Deeply decarbonized, industry-standard ordinary portland cement and SCM—all sourced from a single rock.
one rock
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Cement is conventionally made from carbon-heavy limestone, which releases CO2 when processed. These process emissions are responsible for up to 60% of cement's overall emissions.
We make cement from carbon-free calcium silicate rocks, eliminating these process emissions from the start. Calcium silicate rocks are abundant and voluminous at the surface of every continent in the world.
one process
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Our process produces two core products used in concrete: ordinary portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials (SCM).
Today, cement and SCM are made from different processes and sourced from different locations. Our rock contains all the minerals necessary to make both cement and SCM from one process in one location.
one big impact for the planet
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Our process also removes CO2 from the air. How?
In addition to the calcium, silicon, iron and aluminum used to make cement, our rock contains magnesium. We use this magnesium to passively and permanently remove atmospheric CO2.
The result: Deeply decarbonized, industry-standard ordinary portland cement and SCM—all sourced from a single rock.
