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aerial gondola cableway to
Männlichen. In addition, the
new Rothenegg station will
give the V-cableway a direct
connection to public transport.
In order to implement the
scheme, project managers at
ARGE V-Bahn Oberland were
looking for a mixing plant with
particular properties, and they
found precisely what they were
looking for in the Liebherr
Compactmix 1.0 A-R/RIM-M.
The plant’s compact design,
system performance, and
pre-assembled, transport-
optimised modules were
decisive factors for the
decision-makers. Built
on the Eiger glacier at an
altitude of 2 340m, the plant
A Liebherr Compactmix
1.0 concrete mixing plant is
currently (January/February)
supplying the construction site
for the V-cableway (or V-Bahn)
project near Grindelwald
in the Swiss mountains — a
challenging project in terms
of both logistics and on-site
operation.
The Grindelwald-Männlichen
Gondola Cableway company
and Jungfraubahn Railway
company are building a
V-cableway that will open up
both the Eiger glacier and the
Männlichen (Bernese Alps).
From a joint terminal in
Grindelwald-Grund, a tri-cable
aerial cableway will lead to the
Eiger glacier and a 10-seater
Liebherr takes concrete mixing to new heights
Operating at altitiude is a challenge for both logistics and on-site operations.
components were transported
to the construction site by
two-axle truck and dump
truck. Aggregates and cement
are delivered to the plant
by aerial cableway and fed
directly into the silo/bins.
For concrete production at
low temperatures, the plant
is also fitted with a winter-
proof housing. The CHF470-
million V-cableway project is
scheduled to open in time for
the 2020/21 winter season.
LafargeHolcim leads the
cement sector in 2018 CDP
company ratings for ‘climate
change’ and ‘water security’.
The international non-profit
organisation CDP (formerly
Carbon Disclosure Project)
has published the results of
its company ratings for 2018,
which is one of the most
important sustainability ratings
for the capital market.
As in the previous year,
HeidelbergCement received
scores of A– in the categories
of ‘climate change’ and ‘water’,
thereby taking the leading
position in the cement
sector. “We are proud that we
maintained the leadership
position from the previous
year,” said Dr Bernd Scheifele,
chairperson of the managing
board of HeidelbergCement.
“This is a strong confirmation
that we are on the right
track with our Sustainability
Commitments 2030. The
excellent result encourages us
to further reduce our ecological
footprint across all business
lines and on a global level.”
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LafargeHolcim gets mixed signals on CO 2 emissions
LafargeHolcim gives mixed signals regarding its CO 2 emissions.
CDP rates the commitment
and transparency of companies
with respect to environmental
and climate protection, with
scores ranging from A (the
highest possible score) to D–.
The goal of the CDP rating
is to promote competition
in the area of sustainability
and encourage corporates to
set ambitious environmental
protection targets. Around
7 000 companies provided
data on their actions regarding
climate change, water security,
and deforestation.
Ironically, LafargeHolcim
was simultaneously named
by Sasja Beslik, the head
of sustainable finance at
Nordea, as the second-worst
company for increasing CO 2
emissions in the five years
between 2011 and 2016. Other
cement companies in the list
that Beslik published via his
twitter account include CRH,
HeidelbergCement, and Shree
Cement. The list, entitled ‘The
CO 2 Culprits Top 100’, was
assembled using data from
financial services company
MSCI.
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