CalStar Products started production on its pilot line last week, clearing the path to open its first factory for low-carbon bricks in Caledonia, Wis., in December.

The startup, which recently emerged from stealth, makes bricks using fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants. The company also developed a proprietary mix of standard industrial chemicals that reduces the energy intensity of the entire brick-making process.

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