Lafarge Africa has completed the installation of a new bag filter technology at its Ewekoro plant in Ogun State - which is a key milestone in the company’s compliance with Nigerian Regulatory Standards and in line with its sustainability strategy.
The company also conducts air quality measurements of its plant up to 10 km radius to assure conformance to acceptable limits.
“We continuously upgrade our operating models and strategy through extensive investments in research and innovation. In order to comply with global standards and contribute to building a safer planet, we successfully replaced our dust emission control device in our Ewekoro Plant I, from the Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) to a more modern and effective system, the ‘Bag House’ dust collection system,” commented Rachael Ezembakwe, Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Lafarge Africa Plc.
Furthermore, Ezembakwe confirmed: “The dust emissions at our Ewekoro Plant has since remained below the regulatory limit of 50mg/Nm3. The emission levels are also monitored real-time to ensure that it remains within acceptable limits, and validated by the National Environmental Standard and Regulations Agency (NESREA) during its periodic monitoring inspection of our Ewekoro Plant. Quarterly monitoring exercises by government-accredited agencies are also conducted at the Plant, and the reports of the inspection are submitted to our regulators."
