Brick Manufacturers & Members

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South Africa's annual inflation rate slowed for the third straight month in August 2024, easing to
4.4% year-on-year (y-o-y), down from 4.6% in July. This latest...view more

08 August 2024: Observed on 9 August, Women’s Day serves as a powerful reminder of the ongoing journey toward gender equality. This day seeks to eliminate the root causes of discrimination that...view more

Corobrik has ensured best environmental practice at all its quarrying, manufacturing operations since the 1980s

29 April 2024: All quarrying and manufacturing operations operated by...view more

Recycling waste products by incorporating them into clay brick during production not only reduces waste, it can improve clay brick porosity, thermal conductivity and water absorption properties

“A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step…” says the Chinese proverb.
In May this year, Makana Brick and Khanya presented an extensive brick laying course to ten
trainees...view more

The CBA has developed this series of Excel business cases, to help clay brick manufacturers evaluate the feasibility of implementing different sustainability measure in their existing operation/s. Customise the parameters to calculate your return on investment.

Sawdust burner straddling an idle heavy furnace oil zone

In 2017, Algoa Brick’s Plant 2 tunnel kiln was upgraded add sawdust biomass capabilities. The Bernini oil-fired furnaces were supplemented with 4 new Bernini solid fuel zones firing on a hybrid...view more

South Africa benefits from a full appreciation of clay bricks

Clay brick is as intrinsic to humanity as cave paintings, music and language...view more

Christopher du Trevou (CBA President)

Join me in welcoming the ClayBrick Association's newly appointed president, Christopher du Trevou of Corobrik, who will be leading the industry with his passion and love for the Clay Brick...view more

Do you want to improve the energy efficiency of your clay brick production facility, but you don’t know how and where to get finance? Have a look at the Energy Efficiency Finance Guide.view more

South Africa has limited water resources. This fact sheet identifies practical ways to conserve water, and reviews alternative water sources to reduce dependence on the national water infrastructure.

The brick making sector in South Africa currently emits roughly 2.2 million tCO2e per year (Sector Sustainability Report 2018). Monitoring and reporting must cover all industrial processes,...view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the official opening of Kwastina

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address at the official opening of Corobrik’s Kwastina brick manufacturing factory in Driefontein, Gauteng.The state-of-the-art factory forms part...view more

Celebrating Khoesan Heritage

Kwezi Futshane from the University of Cape Town (UCT) clinched the Most Innovative final-year landscape prize as part of the 2022 Corobrik Student Architecture Awards. His final year thesis...view more

economical

Economical & Practical

energy savings

Energy Efficient & Sustainable

value

Desirable & Stylish