21 Feb 2023
The Company focuses on converting 10% of its fleet of 3,000 vehicles into LNG alternative transport by the end of the fiscal year 2024.
The leading Indian Cement manufacturer, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, has deployed 35 LNG trucks. The Company is also a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited. These 35 trucks are LNG fuel based, and this initiative is a step towards a green supply chain. On Monday, the first lot of 35 trucks were deployed at the Chandrapur Plant in Maharashtra. The next batch of 25 trucks will be deployed at the Tamil Nadu plant of the Company in April.
Dalmia Cements plans to convert 10% of its fleet of 3,000 trucks. The plan is executed by the end of FY 24 for cleaner and greener transportation. The Company has come up with a partnership with GreenLine Logistics, which is India's first and only LNG-fueled heavy trucking logistics company.
In addition, the cement manufacturers have partnered for two types of LNG commercial vehicles, trailer and bulker trucks. And it's for the raw materials and bagged cement, and it will cover 50-600 KMs of range for inbound and outbound logistics.
Official Statement:-
"Dalmia Cement has been following the business philosophy of Clean & Green is Profitable and Sustainable. Our overall CO2 emissions have come down from 670 kg per tonne to 467 kg per tonne – one of the lowest globally and we are focusing on realising our carbon negative goal by 2040. We are delighted to partner with GreenLine Logistics for further reduction of our carbon footprint and GHG emissions under Scope 3 category", the DBL Spokesperson said.
Mr Anand Mimani, CEO of GreenLine Logistics, said, "We are proud to partner with Dalmia Cement in their emissions reduction journey by decarbonising their heavy trucking and will be investing ~INR 250 cr to enable the transition of 10% of their fleet to LNG by March 2024. Reducing emissions from heavy trucking is crucial for corporates targeting net zero. GreenLine is enabling this through its fleet of LNG-powered heavy-duty trucks."
The Company is going forward and aims to become carbon negative by 2040. Also, they are the first triple joiners of EP 100, EV100 and RE 100 initiatives for the climate group. Meanwhile, GreenLine logistics is also working to decarbonize heavy trucking in India. And they have created the country's first and only integrated green logistics ecosystem to promote the adoption of LNG-fueled long haulage trucks.
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