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African Briquet Factory PLC

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Briquets for Better Life


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ASIF GmbH Germany● created 2010

– Innovative, social and ecological sustainable

– Highly qualified national management

– International partner for technology transfer

– Agriculture and renewable energy

– Replicability

– Growth orientation (reinvesting profits)

● seeding capital for:

– African Briquet Factory PLC – creation 2011

– African Soil & Climate Intelligence PLC – in creation

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● Social/Health Impact● Social – income generation● Ecological – deforestation● Economical – replicability for 50 more factories in

East Africa


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What are we doing


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Why

● 1 t charcoal = 88 trees● 100.000 t agricultural waste = annual charcoal

consumption in Addis● Biomass briquets = 10% of CO2, CO and CH4

(compared with charcoal)● 800 souks = 800 families with income in Addis


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Briquets for Better Lifecontact: Gerd Ladstä[email protected]

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