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Travis Smith, Plant Manager, Brookfield Cement Plant (NS) (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nova Scotia\u2019s Brookfield cement plant is going greener. Lafarge Canada, which owns the facility, has announced that the site\u2019s production of general use cement (GU) has been replaced with the production of reduced-carbon Portland limestone cement, branded as OneCem, the company\u2019s eco-efficient alternative. With the completion of the conversion in December, Brookfield became the third Lafarge cement plant to be converted in 2022 and the first in the Atlantic region.<\/p>\n

OneCem offers 10 per cent lower CO2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions while providing the same performance and durability as general use cement products.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been steadily moving the needle forward when it comes to cement decarbonization and we will continue to honour our commitment in progressing our greener portfolio in Eastern Canada over the coming years,\u201d said Andrew Stewart, vice-president, cement, at Lafarge Canada (East). \u201cFor us at Lafarge Canada, sustainability and profitability go together \u2013 our main goal is to keep partnering with our customers to advance sustainable construction and, at the same time, provide innovative world-class products.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last four years, we avoided more than 140,000 tonnes of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0by converting GU cement to OneCem in our plants across Canada,\u201d added Robert Cumming, head of sustainability and public affairs at Lafarge Canada (East). This, he said, equates to taking 42,891 cars off the road. \u201cWith the recent cement production conversion of the Brookfield Plant, the Bath Plant in June, and Richmond Plant in March, these numbers will continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to take our plant to the next level of decarbonization,\u201d affirmed Travis Smith, the plant manager. \u201cThis is a very important milestone in our Net-Zero journey in Nova Scotia and in Canada as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across Canada, Lafarge has produced over 6 million metric tonnes of OneCem since 2011. While cement typically represents only 11 per cent of a concrete mix, it can account for more than 80 per cent of all energy required to produce concrete.<\/p>\n

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