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March 08, 2022
Manufacturing
Geodis signs DIY truck deal with Renault
PARIS: Renault Trucks and Geodis are to design and build a prototype 16-tonne electric-powered truck for city-centre use by the end of 2022. Geodis wants to reduce its CO2 emissions 30 percent by 2030 and provide carbon-free deliveries to 37 cities in France…
December 06, 2021
Manufacturing
Holcim uses 3D printing to build houses in Africa
KENYA: Holcim is using 3D printing to build 72 affordable houses in a joint venture with the CDC Group, the UK government’s development finance institution. Capitalising on its experience with 3D building of a school in Malawi, the new Mvule Gardens complex…
November 19, 2021
Manufacturing
CMA CGM orders emissions-reducing A350 freighters
TOULOUSE: CMA CGM Group has signed an MoU with Airbus for four A350 freighters, adding to a fleet of five A330-200Fs operated by its air cargo division. The A350F is based on the A350-1000 passenger aircraft with 70 percent made from composite materials. The…
September 22, 2021
Manufacturing
Airbus introduces climate impact solutions
MOBILE, AL/TOULOUSE: By November this year Airbus will start delivering A220 and A320 aircraft to customers from its US manufacturing facility using a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) sourced from World Energy and supplied by Signature Flight Support.…
July 28, 2021
Manufacturing
Mercedes-Benz to be electric-only by 2025
OXFORD: Following the purchase of Oxford, UK-based electric motor manufacturer YASA, Mercedes-Benz says it will only produce electric-powered vehicles from 2025 as investments into combustion engines and plug-in hybrid technologies will have dropped nearly 80…
July 13, 2021
Manufacturing
Porsche mandates green energy for suppliers
STUTTGART: In a bid to reduce CO2 emissions in its supply chain, Porsche has mandated 1,300 suppliers use only renewable energy in manufacturing its components. Failure to comply is not an option if they want the business. Under a billion Euro programme, the…
July 06, 2021
Manufacturing
UK provides aid for Stellantis electric car and van production
AMSTERDAM: Auto manufacturer Stellantis has announced a £100 million investment in subsidiary Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port facility to build electric vehicles. It will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in commercial…
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…