Lafarge Canada teams with 4Refuel to use R50 in Greater Vancouver Area
In Canada, Lafarge Canada announced a partnership with 4Refuel, a Finning Industrial Service, for the supply of renewable diesel (R50, a 50% renewable diesel) to Lafarge in the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA) market until the end of 2022.
Starting October 1, Lafarge’s GVA aggregate, ready-mix, asphalt and construction sites introduced use of R50 across its diesel equipment fleet. The standard diesel used in GVA prior to the switch was B5, diesel that contains 5% biodiesel and 95% petro-diesel.
The switch from standard B5 to R50 renewable diesel will reduce approximately 36% or 1,300 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, on a lifecycle basis, by the end of 2022; a CO2 avoidance equivalent to taking 295 cars off the road. Lafarge has projected a 5,000-ton CO2e annual reduction if the switch to R50 is made for all of 2023.
Category: Fuels
