Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) became the first producer to send heavy construction devices made using fossil free steel to customers.
The Volvo A30G mining truck designed using fossil free steel material is handed over and will soon be operated by NCC as one of the largest construction companies from Sweden.
This sustainability step is carried out only nine months after Volvo CE launches the concept of the first vehicle in the world that uses fossil free steel. In the future, the Volvo A30G mining truck will soon be marketed in stages.
President Volvo CE, Melker Jernberg said that the first handover was an important milestone in the Volvo group’s ambitions to encourage industrial transformation to global climate destinations.
“Thanks to our strong partnership with other companies that also have a sustainable mission, we can now lead changes to fossil free construction and be the first to send machines made using fossil free steel to customers,” he said in his official broadcast, Tuesday (7/6/ 2022).
This A30G mining truck has been produced at the Volvo CE bras facility in Sweden, using the manufacturing process with fossil free steel from the SSAB steel company.
“We are sure that to succeed in decaring the construction industry, the perpetrators in the value chain need to collaborate and act. Changing commitment into action is the key to building the world that we want to live in, “continued Jernberg.
Meanwhile, Tomas Carlsson as the CEO and President of NCC also explained that his company also had a strong commitment to contribute to sustainable development.
“We work diligently and systematically to achieve this target, including choosing machines that meet our high demand. As shown here as a good example with a strong and proactive partnership between several players to enable sustainable changes,” he explained.
As part of the commitment of science-based targets, Volvo CE will reach zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040. In addition to the electrification of heavy equipment, the company has aware of the importance of reducing carbon traces throughout its value chain which is also included in the raw material used in its products, in Where fossil free steel will be the main component in all of its products.
