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AZERBAIJAN Cement GEOBRICK: Waste to wall
Waste

Results
Opportunity
Thousands of tons of
limestone dust were being
year diverted from landfill
landfilled each year. At the • Waste reuse: 17,280 tons/
• CO₂ emissions reduction:
same time, traditional fired 3,460 tons/year
bricks generate high CO₂ (~80% less than fired bricks)
emissions. The opportunity: • Efficiency: Faster
turn waste into a cleaner, installation, reduced
more sustainable building finishing work, lower
material. energy use
• Material shift: Reduced
Solution demand for quarried
Sergiu Stoicov GEOBRICK is a non-fired, aggregates
CEO energy-efficient brick made
by compressing limestone
waste, low-clinker cement,
and water using existing
plant facilities.
• Eliminated kiln firing through
mechanical compression
• Ensured high durability,
water resistance, and
Afgan Asgarov aesthetic finish
Head of H&S • Scaled production to
4.3 million bricks/year

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