The construction machine, an articulated hauler, was handed over by the President of Volvo CE Melker Jernberg to NCC President Tomas Carlsson at a ceremony in conjunction with the United Nations environmental meeting Stockholm 50. Other participants included the Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment Annika Strandh ll and the US climate envoy John Kerry, who was tasked with unveiling the machine.
NCC has a commitment to contribute to sustainable development. We are working hard to reach that target, which includes selecting machines that live up to our high demands. Tomas Carlsson, President and CEO of NCC, said that it takes strong partnerships between several players to make the sustainable shift possible.
NCC and Volvo CE have worked together for several years to find innovative solutions and new technology that can drive developments forward and are in line with NCC's goal to be climate neutral by 2045. The parties are working on efficient loading methods to reduce the number of transport journeys in the Centralen phase of the West Link project.
In order to succeed in decarbonizing the construction industry, actors in the value chain need to collaborate and act. We are now able to lead the change towards fossil-free construction and be the first to deliver a machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer thanks to our strong partnerships with other driven and forward-thinking companies. Melker Jernberg, president of Volvo CE, says that turning commitments into actions is the key to building the world we want to live in.
The machine, an A 30 G, is produced in Volvo CE's Bra facility in Sweden with fossil-free steel from the steel company SSAB, which has a much smaller carbon footprint than a machine made from conventional steel. The machine is fuel-efficient and will operate on HVO, biodiesel.
Our efforts to minimize the impact of climate are not limited to our own operations, but we look at the whole value chain. Transportation is one of our priority areas, and here we look at reducing emissions from engines as well as the overall footprint of a machine. Tomas Carlsson, a major buyer of machinery, says we can have an impact by making sustainable choices.
The articulated hauler will work at NCC's quarry in S dra Sandby near Lund, where it will help to produce stone materials for new roads, infrastructure and construction projects.