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Holcim Argentina acquires first electric quarry vehicle

17 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim Argentina has announced the addition of an electric truck to its vehicle fleet, contributing to reducing carbon emissions in line with the company’s sustainability strategy.   The company added in a statement, “This is the first electric truck to be used in a quarry within the country, a breakthrough that represents a clear transformation of the construction industry towards a future with more innovation and sustainability.” Through this New Pure Electric Mining Trick model, o...

Nuh Cement and ABB complete retrofit of diesel haul truck to EV

22 May 2024, Published under Cement News

ABB has completed the retrofit conversion of a Nuh Cement -owned diesel-fuelled Euclid R85B haul truck into a fully electric, zero-emission vehicle. The two companies worked together closely to design and build this retrofit project, which is the first time in the world that a vehicle of this size and class type has been fully electrified. In addition to overall system engineering, ABB’s contribution to the project included a BORDLINE® CC200, traction battery, an air-cooled traction moto...

Lafarge Canada opens first EV charging station

16 August 2022, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Canada (Holcim group) has announced the opening of the company’s first four electric vehicle charging stations in Canada at its Kent Ave ready-mixed concrete plant in Vancouver, British Columbia. The project was initiated in March 2022 by Lafarge’s Vancouver team with support from Lafarge Canada for secured funding of CAD50,000 (US$38,669) and an additional CAD20,000 from the CleanBC Go electric vehicle (EV) charger rebate programme administered by BC Hydro. The Kent Ave stat...