LafargeHolcim India delivers 200 oxygen concentrators to Delhi

11 May 2021 CW Team

Cement major LafargeHolcim India, and its two subsidiary companies Ambuja Cements and ACC Cements, has contributed 200 oxygen concentrators to Delhi to aid the city during the crisis caused by the second wave of Covid-19.

The company told the media that the oxygen concentrators were supplied to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Yamuna Sports Complex, Asian Commonwealth Games Village, and Save Life Foundation to tackle the situation.

Managing director and CEO of Ambuja Cements Neeraj Akhoury said the company will help the community members and authorities across India to tackle the situation caused due to the second wave of Covid-19. The company added that they will set up an oxygen generating plant for the people of Nagaur districts in Rajasthan at Jawahar Lal Nehru (JLN) Hospital with a potential of 40-50 M3.

Observing the current scenario it has also set up an oxygen generating plant at Ambujanagar in Gujarat with a capacity of 35-40 cylinders a day at the flow rate of 10 Nm3 per hour.

LafargeHolcim Ltd renamed as Holcim Ltd is a French-Swiss multinational company, a global leader in building materials and solutions.

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