The building machine, an articulated hauler, was handed over by President 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 goal, which includes selecting machines that live up to our high demands. Tomas Carlsson, president and CEO of NCC, says that it takes strong partnerships between several players to make the sustainable shift possible.
NCC and Volvo CE have collaborated 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 in order to reduce the number of transport journeys in the Centralen phase of the West Link project.
The actors in the value chain will need to collaborate and act to succeed in the goal of decarbonizing the construction industry. We are now able to lead the change towards fossil-free construction thanks to our partnerships with other driven and forward-thinking companies, and be the first to deliver a machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer. 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 at 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 climate impact involve not only 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. As a major buyer of machinery, we can make an impact by making sustainable choices, says Tomas Carlsson.
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.