Environment

Committed to Protect The Environment

In line with the Global focus of Lafarge on environmental protection,  we are  totally committed towards environmental protection :

• Substantial reduction in CO2 emissions.
• Protection of natural resources by conserving limestone.
• Reduction of use of fossil fuel by utilising waste materials & alternate fuels.
• Protection & upgradation of natural resources.
• Increase in use of cementitious materials thus facilitating the eco-friendly disposal of fly ash from power plants & slag from steel plan which otherwise creates substantial threat to nature.

All the Lafarge India plants are ISO 9000 & 14000 accredited and have proper systems & procedures in place for quality control & environmental protection with sound documentation.

The plants regularly monitor the emissions & discharges to atmosphere in order to effectively control the same and have clearances from State Pollution Control Boards as per Government stipulation.

In order to maintain an eco-friendly approach and to protect the environment in & around the plants, following are some of the Environmental Protection actions being undertaken at LIPL plants presently.

• Extensive plantation of trees.
• Reduction in fugitive dust emissions by a close monitoring system & adoption of better technology.
• Adapting eco-friendly means of transportation of fly ash (pneumatic, bulker), thus protecting the community en route from dust pollution.
• Improving on operational performance by increasing cementitious materials in cement. Lafarge India achieved the highest cementitious addition within the Lafarge Group worldwide.
•  Reduction in Specific Power consumption during the production of various brands of blended cement.
• Reduction in fuel consumption & use of alternate fuel.
• Rain Water Harvesting.
• Unique use of waste material for eco friendly applications.