Australian chemical company EcoMag is working to turn Australia's carbon footprint into homes and office buildings, with scientists producing plasterboard from waste.
EcoMag utilises the waste from the Pilbara's salt industry to extract magnesium for use in industrial, environmental and pharmaceutical applications.
The company is now working with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Chemical Engineering to turn that magnesium, alongside carbon sequestered from Pilbara's nearby resources industry, and agricultural waste such as pine and straw, into plasterboard for the construction industry.
EcoMag chief executive Tony Crimmins said offsetting carbon emissions was going to be a key part of Australia's future.