Afrigather Lafarge Africa, a member of the Holcim Group, just lately at a gathering of building trade stakeholders, raised the bar for the trade in Nigeria with an array of modern options
That singular motion on the simply concluded Large 5 Assemble Nigeria 2024, held on the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, reaffirmed the cement producer’s management in constructing options.
The cement maker showcased its cutting-edge merchandise and options to hundreds of trade stakeholders, drawing consideration to its pivotal position in shaping the way forward for building in Nigeria.
All through the occasion, the corporate’s stand attracted important footfall as prospects, companions, and trade professionals engaged with its broad portfolio of options. The guests have been launched to their merchandise resembling Watershield Cement, Nigeria’s first waterproof cement and Unicem EcoPlanet, Nigeria’s first low carbon cement.
Representing Lafarge as speaker was Emmanuel Ilaboya, head of Innovation and New Product Improvement, who delivered a presentation titled, ‘Management in Sustainable Development Options.’ He supplied insights into the corporate’s mission and trade management.
Ilaboya pressured that, “Lafarge Africa isn’t just a cement producer. We’re a whole constructing options firm, driving sustainability and operational excellence by way of steady innovation.”
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He revealed that Lafarge Africa operates with a bigger function, main the cost in direction of a greener planet and sustainable building practices, itemizing the corporate’s 4 main enterprise segments as Cement, ReadyMix, Aggregates, and Merchandise and Options, which ship high-performance options throughout the nation.
“Wherever your challenge is in Nigeria, Lafarge is there to help you,” he assured, referring to the corporate’s in depth geographic footprint and the provision of merchandise resembling Elephant Traditional, Unicem Ecoplanet, and AshakaCem in numerous areas.
A central theme was Lafarge’s dedication to sustainability and Ilaboya acknowledged that cement manufacturing was a significant contributor to CO2 emissions, assuring nevertheless, that the corporate takes proactive measures to scale back its carbon footprint.
He highlighted the corporate’s geocycle initiative, which focuses on waste administration and environmental preservation by way of the co-processing of waste into different fuels.
Moreover, Ilaboya mentioned the corporate’s vitality effectivity programmes, use of other vitality sources like biomass, and its pioneering adoption of electrical vans to scale back emissions.
Lafarge’s different improvements like Hydromedia, which mitigates flood dangers by enabling water permeability in automobile parks and driveways, and the EcoPlanet vary, which affords low-carbon cement choices, have been additionally spotlighted. Ilaboya invited members to go to their stand for a stay demo of Watershield Cement, Nigeria’s first waterproof cement, identified for its superior water resistance and sturdiness.
He referred to as for collaboration amongst trade gamers, saying, “collectively we are able to innovate, construct responsibly, and create a greener, extra resilient planet.’’
Lafarge Africa is a number one Nigerian constructing options firm. It’s a member of Holcim Restricted, a world chief in modern and sustainable constructing options. Lafarge is listed on the Nigerian Alternate Group and is actively taking part within the urbanization and financial progress of Nigeria.
