About the GHG Emissions Calculator
Mission
Enable AFRIMAT to establish itself as South Africa's construction materials sustainability leader through accurate emissions tracking, regulatory compliance, and customer transparency.
System Capabilities
- Multi-material tracking: Cement (WBCSD Protocol), concrete, aggregates, lime, mining
- Regulatory compliance: SAGERS, Carbon Tax Act, ISO 14064, WBCSD
- Product footprints: EPDs and carbon data for customer specifications
- AI integration: Ollama LLM for data extraction and natural language queries
- Interactive dashboards: Plotly visualizations with drill-down
- Science-Based Targets: SBTi-validated decarbonization pathways
Technical Stack
- Backend: Flask (Python 3.11+)
- Database: PostgreSQL 15
- AI: Ollama (192.168.0.98:11434)
- Visualization: Plotly
- Containerization: Docker & Docker Compose
AFRIMAT Operations
- R10 billion market capitalization
- 3,875 employees across 8 provinces
- 26 quarries, 21 batching plants
- Cement operations (Lafarge acquisition April 2024)
- 5 business segments: Construction Materials, Industrial Minerals, Bulk Commodities, Contracting, Future Materials