Bamburi Cement scales up green construction with launch of ‘Houses of Tomorrow’ innovative project
The projects seek to achieve very low embodied CO2 footprint buildings using low carbon cement-based materials and locally available resources.
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The projects seek to achieve very low embodied CO2 footprint buildings using low carbon cement-based materials and locally available resources.
The company, a LafargeHolcim joint venture with CDC Group, is deploying 3D printing technology at scale to build affordable and low-carbon housing and schools in Africa, starting in Malawi.
With ten years remaining to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, LafargeHolcim is committed to accelerating its impact across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to transparently disclosing its progress.
In line with its commitment to improving literacy and developing human capital in Nigeria, Lafarge Africa Plc has launched a National Essay Competition for pupils in public primary and secondary schools in the country.
The company’s teammates Arun Wadhawa, Jeevan Wadhawa, and Holly Shurey have been recognised by Rock to Road Magazine in their annual Top 10 Under 40 feature highlighting industry leaders in aggregates and roadbuilding.
The company has announced its CHF 100 m investment in India in waste heat recovery systems to accelerate its net zero journey.
Dr. Bernd Buchholz, Economics Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, recently visited the Holcim cement plant in Lägerdorf. The Minister of Economic Affairs and the representatives of the WESTKÜSTE100 real-life laboratory discussed the important topic of industrial decarbonisation.
The company has invested in a number of biodiversity projects in order to mitigate the environmental impact of cement production.
The company has announced the launch of its green concrete ECOPact in Latin America, starting in Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico, with all key markets due to follow in the first half of 2021.
To reduce the moisture content of the alternative fuel (RDF) for the kiln burner, Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH Mannersdorf has awarded A TEC a contract for the implementation of its innovative Flash Dryer.
The company has priced a €850 million sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031.
The company has announced its latest partnership with Southeast University in Nanjing, China, where it is sponsoring research into concrete and mortars for on-site 3D printing.