Yamaha goes green: company uses low-carbon recycled steel in motorcycle packaging frames
Yamaha announced that it will be using low-carbon recycled steel in the packaging frames of some motorcycles in Japan, an initiative that is part of its plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.
According to the company, the recycled steel comes from steel scraps from building demolitions, discarded appliances and vehicle scraps.
They are melted in electric furnaces, instead of the traditional blast furnace that uses coke, a derivative of mineral coal and which is very polluting. As a result, this production of recycled steel produces much less CO2.
Thus, this is the first time that recycled steel produced in electric furnaces is used in motorcycle packaging frames in Japan, according to Yamaha Motor.
The company has the goal of being CO2 neutral across its entire supply chain by 2050, in line with the ‘Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050’.
It will begin using recycled steel in October 2024 and plans to gradually increase the scope so that more packaging is made from recycled materials.
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