Lafarge Africa Powers Up its Investment in Green Mobility, set to Launch a CNG Station
Cross River State, Nigeria, Tuesday, October 29, 2024. – In line with its ongoing commitment to sustainable energy and reducing carbon emissions, Leading Innovative and Sustainable Building Solutions Company, Lafarge Africa Plc is set to commission a new state-of-the-art Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station at its Mfamosing Plant in Cross River State.
This addition will further strengthen Lafarge Africa’s strategy in advancing green mobility and environmental sustainability across its supply chain.
The new CNG station builds on Lafarge Africa’s existing green mobility initiatives such as the Electric Vehicle Truck, CNG Trucks, and Green Depots.
With over 100 billion Naira invested in advancing its green mobility strategy, the building solutions company continues its drive toward reducing emissions and optimizing the environmental performance of its logistics operations while bolstering the implementation of the Federal Government’s CNG initiative.
Since 2017, Lafarge Africa has been integrating CNG-powered trucks into its fleet. Moving with its pioneer status as the first company in the industry to deploy CNG Trucks, the company currently has over 35% of its total fleet running on CNG, with a projection to double its investment by 2025.
In furtherance of its strategy in advancing green mobility, Lafarge Africa launched its first Electric Vehicle Truck in 2023. The company plans to scale up its fleet with additional zero emission trucks in the coming months.
Commenting on the soon-to-be-launched CNG station, GMD/CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, Lolu Alade –Akinyemi, said: “At Lafarge Africa, sustainability is at the core of how we do business. This initiative underscores our dedication to continuous improvement in environmental performance, in line with our commitment to deliver innovative and sustainable building solutions. Our new CNG station at Mfamosing is another step forward in our green mobility strategy, enabling us to reduce our carbon footprint while enhancing the efficiency of our supply chain. “
Osazemen Aghatise, Logistics Director of Lafarge Africa, also emphasized the operational advantages of the new station: “The launch of our new CNG station is a key milestone in our logistics strategy to promote green mobility and significantly reduce CO2 emissions. This investment in CNG infrastructure underscores our leadership and our ongoing environmental initiatives.”
“We are also expanding our fleet with more CNG trucks and electric vehicles, while implementing innovative multimodal solutions to eliminate CO2 emissions from transportation. These efforts reinforce our commitment to sustainability and establish us as leaders in green logistics”, he added.
Lafarge Africa’s CNG station at Mfamosing reflects the company’s ongoing investments in green infrastructure and sustainable logistics, contributing to its long-term goal of decarbonizing its operations. As part of the Holcim Group, Lafarge Africa remains committed to playing a leading role in sustainable building solutions in Nigeria and driving positive environmental impact.
About Lafarge Africa Plc
Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading Nigerian building solutions company is a member of Holcim Limited, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. Listed on the Nigerian ExchangeGroup, Lafarge Africa is actively participating in the urbanization and economic growth of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa.
Lafarge Africa has the widest footprint in Nigeria with cement operations in the South West (Ewekoro and Sagamu in Ogun State), North East (Ashaka, in Gombe State), South East (Mfamosing, Cross Rivers State) with Ready-Mix operations in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Lafarge Africa has a current installed cement production capacity of 10.5Mtpa.
Lafarge Africa leverages on its innovative expertise to provide value-added products and services solutions in the building and construction industry in Nigeria. Additional information is available on the website at www.lafarge.com.ng
About Holcim
Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world.
With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success.
The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.
More information is available on www.holcim.com