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June 11, 2021
Manufacturing
Renault sets up electric city in northern France
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France: Renault Group and its six unions have agreed to establish ‘Renault ElectriCity’ to produce 400,000 electric vehicles a year by 2025 from its Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz manufacturing sites in the Hauts-de-France region of northern…
June 07, 2021
Manufacturing
Swiss pharma industry suppliers form net-zero alliance
BURGDORF, Switzerland: Eight Swiss pharmaceutical supply chain companies have formed ‘Alliance to Zero’, a non-profit association to achieve the emissions net-zero goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. The eight founders, Sharp, Harro Höfliger, Schreiner…
June 03, 2021
Manufacturing
Renault targets 30 percent hydrogen vehicle market by 2030
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France: Renault Group and Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen and fuel cell solutions, have launched their joint venture HYVIA to manufacturer hydrogen-powered delivery vehicles and buses, complemented by a network of charging…
May 26, 2021
Manufacturing
Pirelli produces first FSC-certified tire
ROME, GA: Pirelli has become the first company in the world to produce a range of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified tires made from natural rubber and rayon for BMW’s new X5 xDrive45e Plug-in-Hybrid. FSC certification confirms that plantations are…
April 27, 2021
Manufacturing
Green ‘Renaulution’ from French auto manufacturer
BOULOGNE–BILLANCOURT, France: Renault says electric vehicles will account for 65 percent of sales by 2025 and 90 percent by 2030 in Europe. Ten years later it aims to be carbon neutral in Europe and worldwide by 2050. The manufacturer has committed to…
April 26, 2021
Manufacturing
Michelin can now use recycled PET waste for tires
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France: Plastic waste recycler Carbios has successfully tested its enzymatic process to create “high tenacity” tire fibres for Michelin. The company says the fibre is particularly suitable for tires, due to its breakage resistance, toughness…
April 13, 2021
Manufacturing
Volvo trucks made with fossil-free steel by 2022
GOTHENBURG: The Volvo Group and Sweden’s sheet steel manufacturer SSAB are to collaborate on producing the world’s first vehicles made of fossil-free steel. Volvo says it will start the production of concept vehicles and components this year from steel made…
April 01, 2021
Manufacturing
Konecranes gets a lift with fossil-free fuel
MARKARYD, Sweden: Manufacturer Konecranes has been testing the use of HVO100 fossil-free fuel in its latest generation of lift trucks to meet customer demand for equipment using renewable fuels. HVO100 is a 100-percent renewable and fossil-free chemical copy…
March 25, 2021
Manufacturing
Finnair collaborates with manufacturer for new short-haul electric aircraft
HELSINKI: Finnair has signed a letter of interest to acquire 20 electric-powered short-haul aircraft from Swedish manufacturer Heart Aerospace. Based in Gothenburg, Heart is currently developing the ES-19, a 19-seat, four-engined aircraft with an all-electric…
March 15, 2021
Manufacturing
BMW plans to use CO2-free steel
MUNICH: The BMW Group has invested in start-up Boston Metal, a US technology company that uses molten oxide electrolysis to produce CO2-free steel. Boston Metal uses electricity for its new technology, which, by means of an electrolysis cell, produces molten…
February 26, 2021
Manufacturing
Swedish group invests in textile produced from trees
STOCKHOLM: H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso and LSCS Invest are behind the construction of a €35 million pilot sustainable textile manufacturing plant for R&D company TreeToTextile (TtT). TtT’s new textile process uses regenerated cellulosic fiber,…
February 26, 2021
Manufacturing
Companies lag in supply chain resilience to climate risk
CHICAGO: A survey of 308 publicly-listed retail, pharma and consumer electronics companies has found only 42 percent have set targets to reduce supply chain-related (Scope 3) carbon emissions. Commissioned by The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)…