1. AA BB FF
Briquets for Better Life
African Briquet Factory PLC

2. AA BB FF
Briquets for Better Life
African Briquet Factory PLC

3. AA BB FF
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
– …..
– …..
African Briquet Factory PLC

4. AA BB FF
African Briquet Factory PLC
● Social/Health Impact
● Social – income generation
● Ecological – deforestation
● Economical – replicability for 50 more factories in
East Africa
African Briquet Factory PLC

5. AA BB FF
What are we doing
African Briquet Factory PLC

6. AA BB FF
What are we doing
African Briquet Factory PLC

7. AA BB FF
What are we doing
African Briquet Factory PLC

8. AA BB FF
What are we doing
African Briquet Factory PLC

9. AA BB FF
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
African Briquet Factory PLC

10. AA BB FF
Briquets for Better Life
contact: Gerd Ladstätter
g.ladstaetter@afrisof.com
African Briquet Factory PLC