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Transcript of Volvo Group Environmental Data Report 2011
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VOLVO GROUP ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORT 2011
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ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 2010
Environmental impact of Volvo Group operations At the end of the year 2011, the Volvo Group had 69 majority-owned production plants around the world that are included in the environmental data reporting. In addition also some data from all Parts and Logistics facilities are included. The environmental impact of these facilities and the environmental programmes conducted by them vary depending on the nature of the operation concerned, the size of the plant, local conditions and the length of time the plant in question has belonged to the Volvo Group. The Volvo Group has since 1995 reported detailed environmental data as a supplement to firstly the Environmental Report and from 2002 also as an extension of the Annual Report, that is included in the information on Internet. The data reporting is based on the global environmental standard for production plants that was introduced in 2000 by Group management. The standard focuses on a number of key areas, such as use of chemicals, energy and water consumption, emissions to air and water, waste and noise, and also specifies minimum requirements for the organisation of environmental activities in accordance with Volvo’s environmental policies and strategies. Environmental management systems and environmental audits The implementation of environmental management systems improves the quality of our environmental programmes and helps to assure the quality of the reported data. Internal monitoring and control are important elements of this activity. Environmental audits are also carried out under the direction of the Group’s environmental auditor as a means of monitoring environmental activities. In addition, the auditor is responsible for the examination of environmental data. This is carried out as part of the normal plant audits and when reporting environmental data prior to the publication of the Group’s annual report. During the year 2011, besides more than 65 environmental audits under the certified environmental management systems installed in all Volvo Operations, 14 corporate environmental audits, most related to acquisitions and divestments were carried out. The audit programme for 2012 will follow the Group’s rolling plan for the periodic monitoring of environmental activities. However, priority will be given to auditing of acquired operations and to the operations, which begin to implement environmental management systems during the year. The work of implementing environmental management systems covers the whole value chain, including product development, purchasing, sales and service. By 31 December 2011, all Volvo production plants had been awarded ISO 14001 certification or similar (Mexico). The Volvo Group has an ongoing remediation program for old and new acquired properties that deals with any contaminations, for example soil and groundwater, which are, e.g., discovered in acquisition audits or in internal assessments. Contaminations discovered in refurbishment or rebuilding projects are dealt with immediately. Installations that pose the greatest risk for causing soil and groundwater contaminations, such as underground storage tanks and underground piping systems, have been targeted for rebuild in an internal directive focusing such installations.
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Consumption and emissions This supplement to the Volvo Annual Report for 2011 and to the Volvo Group Sustainability Report for 2011 contains information on annual consumptions and emissions for all of Volvo’s majority-owned plants worldwide. The charts show the figures for a ten year period, 2002-2011. For reference purposes, the figures are also plotted as a function of the Volvo Group’s net sales. Individual plant data are plotted for the years 2007-2011. Environmental data, which have not been verified by quality assurance, are not included in the report. For this reason individual figures from some plants have been excluded. Due to the recession 2009 showed a dramatic decrease in production figures and we can see that the 2010 figures show that the recovery has been quite fast although we are not back in “normal” figures yet. The Volvo Group net sales from Industrial Operations was 303.6 Billion SEK 2011, an increase from 2010 with 46,2 BSEK or almost 18%. The environmental data figures show similar increase. Energy related indicators Many of the parameters in the data report refer to environmental impact from the use of energy in heating and production processes. The operations in Skövde, Venissieux and Hagerstown are large energy users, with ca 20% of the total energy consumption. Emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulphur oxides are dependent on the fuels used. Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions Efficient energy utilisation means both reducing costs and lowering emissions of atmospheric pollutants, especially of carbon dioxide, but also of other substances (see below). In 2011, the Volvo Group’s energy consumption totalled 2,471 GWh, an increase of 156 GWh compared with 2010. Emissions of carbon dioxide decreased, from approximately 279,000 tonnes to approximately 255,000 tonnes. Relative to net sales, both energy consumption and CO2 emissions decreased. The energy use increased from 2,315 GWh to 2,471 GWh, an increase with 156 GWh or by ca 7%. The change to other energy sources, where available and possible is on going. The decrease of CO2 emissions, while energy use is increasing, is showing this. Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides The emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are continuously reduced by the use of low-sulphur fuels and/or purification equipment. Emissions of sulphur dioxide remained the same as in 2010, 34 tonnes. The availability of low sulphur fuel will determine the emissions. Nitrogen oxides emissions decreased from 719 to 474 tonnes, mainly due to a more normal product testing. Consequently relative to net sales, emissions of nitrogen oxides decreased. These emissions are very much dependent on the use of energy and amount of product testing and the big changes in nitrogen dioxide emissions were expected. Emissions of solvents (VOCs) The continuous reduction of emission of solvents from painting and surface treatment processes is a priority issue and is subject to statutory control in most countries. In 2011, solvent emissions totalled 2554 tonnes, representing an increase of 859
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tonnes from 2010, or by 12%. Relative to net sales, the emissions of solvents decreased. The main reason for the change the last two years is the fast production increase in our Asian markets where the use of solvent borne coating systems are dominating. Water consumption During the year, the total water consumption increased from 7,519, 000 m3 to 7,970,000 m3 an increase by 451,000 m3, or by 6%. This is less than the production volume uptake and thus relative to net sales, the water consumption decreased. Waste Waste is usually classified as hazardous or non-hazardous, but the definitions vary from country to country and changes over time. Even if our total amount of waste decreases over time these changes in definitions have caused an increase in the amount of waste classified as hazardous during past years. 2009 was a break in this trend with a big reduction but the volumes picked up again in 2010 and continued in 2011. The quantity of hazardous waste increased in 2011 to the total amount of 25,455 tonnes, which is an increase by 11%. However this is less than the production volume uptake and thus relative to net sales, the quantity of hazardous waste decreased. Emissions to water All of Volvo’s majority-owned plants have either installed their own treatment facilities or discharge their effluents to external treatment plants. More and more plants are also installing closed process water systems in order to reduce the amount of water used and amount of emssions. This is often done at major change of installations, like at the Umeå plant recently, in the new paint shop project. The internal production standard specifies maximum permissible values for emissions of various metals, as well as treatment requirements for organic impurities. Chemicals usage To restrict the use of chemicals, the Volvo Group has, since 1996, maintained a ‘black list’ of prohibited chemicals and a ‘grey list’ of products whose use must be limited. To facilitate the choice of chemicals, Volvo maintains a database (MOTIV), containing detailed information on over 6,000 chemical products. At present there is strong focus in preparing for the European Reach legislation. Volvo is mainly a down stream user of chemicals and relies upon the suppliers of chemicals to report according the new legislation. To facilitate handling of the information about the chemicals, delivered by the supplier in material safety data sheets (MSDS), Volvo has developed an IT system to keep track of the information. Noise Noise levels from most Volvo plants are either extremely low or non-existent. The target is to ensure that the external noise level measured at the nearest residential property does not exceed 60 dB(A).
Inge Horkeby Environmental Auditor, AB Volvo
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Global environmental standard for production plants
“We shall lead the field in terms of low environmental impact and high resource efficiency wherever in the world we operate”.
Some headlines in the standard: Minimum requirements, chemicals • To survey the chemicals used in production • To have a process for health and environmental assessment of all chemical products used on site.
• To implement the requirements of the black list (Volvo Std. 100-0002) • To work actively to replace the chemicals on the grey list (Volvo Std. 100-0003) Minimum requirements, water • Set up of a water balance Process water with an organic content must be treated chemically or by an equivalent method. The feasibility of introducing further treatment should be examined. • Concentrations of metal impurities in water discharged from Volvo production plants must not exceed the following values (mg/l): Cadmium 0.1, mercury 0.05, chromium (total) 0.5, chromium (hexavalent) 0.1, lead 0.1, nickel 0.5,
silver 0.1, tin 2, copper 0.5, free cyanide 0.2, halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) 0.1 • Process water with an organic content must be treated chemically or by an equivalent method. The feasibility of introducing further treatment should be examined.
• Set up a water balance and a management plan addressing sustainable usage of water resources Minimum requirements, energy and CO2 • To survey all major energy-consuming processes • To implement efficiencies in energy utilisation on a continuous basis • To focus energy usage in new projects Minimum requirements, waste • To sort and quantify all waste at source • To implement measures to: - reduce the quantity of waste - to increase reuse, material recycling and energy recovery - to reduce the quantity of waste consigned to landfill Minimum requirements, sulphur and NOx • No oil and coal used for heating purposes • The sulphur content of the fuel must not exceed: Oil 1%, natural gas 0%, coal 1%, biomass 0.05% • Nitrogen oxide emissions must not exceed: natural gas 70 mg/MJ, other fuels 100 mg/MJ, TO 100 mg/m3
TO = Thermal oxidiser (combustion chamber) Minimum requirements, organisation • To define environmental goals and measures
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• To implement an environmental management system • To assess the environmental impact of new projects and to examine ways of reducing such impact
• To apply the Group’s environmental requirements to suppliers and contractors Minimum requirements, (VOCs) • To prepare a plan for handling solvents • To work continuously to reduce solvent emissions Minimum requirements, noise • To measure noise at property boundary • To measure at the premises of immediate neighbours • Noise at nearest residential property must not exceed 60 dB(A)
Environmental data for Volvo production plants Volvo follows about 40 indicators in order to get the view of the total environmental impact of the operations. The complete indicator data set has been gathered for a very long time, since 1994, giving us valuable consecutive data sets. In order to give clearer figures we have here made the series shorter and give you the last 10 years data for comparison. In this section you will get both the total impact from the group for the last 10 years and the individual impact from the different sites for the last 5 years. For reference purposes the figures are also plotted as a function of the Volvo Group’s net sales. The indicators are: Energy, GWh, Carbon dioxide, tonne, Water, m3, NOx, tonne, SOx, tonne, Solvent emissions, tonne, Hazardous waste, tonne
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Volvo also follows three comprehensive impact indicators, Greenhouse effect (GWP), Acidification potential (SO2 equivalents) and Ozone depletion potential (ODP). The definition used is indicated in each figure. GWP= Global Warming Potential
The chart shows the combined contribution to the greenhouse effect of CO2, CFC compounds and halons, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalents with the aid of GWP factors (GWP 100) (IPCC, report from WG1 2007). CO2 has a factor of 1, CFCs (CFC 12) a factor of 10,900, HCFCs (HCFC 22) a factor of 1,810 and halons (halon 1301) a factor of 7,140. CO2 emissions are based on the quantity of fossil fuels (oil and gas) used in Volvo’s own plants.
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Acidification potential (SO2 equivalents)
Combined contribution to acidification of SO2 and NOx, expressed in tonnes of SO2 equivalents with the aid of acidification potential factors. SO2 has a factor of 1 and NOx (NO2) a factor of 0.7.
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Ozone depletion potential (ODP).
The figure shows the contribution of CFCs and halons to ozone depletion, expressed in tonnes of CFC11 equivalents with the aid of ODP factors. CFCs (CFC 12) have a factor of 0.82, HCFC’s (HCFC 22) a factor of 0.04 and halons (halon 1301) a factor of 12.
Individual data from Volvo Group operations. Data for the last 5 years are presented for each plant below. Please observe that the data is presented with different conversions in order to fit the figures. (The full height of a bar in a figure equals to 100units). The height of a bar for an indicator for one plant can not directly be compared to the height of the same indicator for another plant since the conversion factor can be completely different.
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#1
Volvo Aero Corporation
Trollhättan, Sweden
Operations: Production and
maintenance of engines and
gas turbines.
Units: eq aircraft engines
#2
Volvo Aero Corporation
Kongsberg, Norway
Operations: Production of
aircraft
engine components
Units: Engine components
#3
Volvo Aero Corporation
Newington, USA
Operations: Aircraft engine
spare parts and maint. of
commercial aircraft engines.
Units: Maint. of engines com
#4
Volvo Aero Corporation
Boca Raton, USA
Operations: Aircraft engine
spare parts and
maintenance of commercial
aircraft engines. Plant sold
2010.
#5
Volvo Aero Corporation
ACAB Linköping, Sweden
Operations: Aircraft engine
spare parts and
maintenance of commercial
aircraft engines.
Units: Production hours
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#6
Volvo Bus Corporation
Borås, Sweden
Operations: Assembly of bus
chassis
Units: Bus chassis
#7
Volvo Bus Corporation
Säffle, Sweden
Operations: Production of
bus bodies; assembly of
buses.
Units: Buses
#8
Volvo Bus Corporation
Uddevalla, Sweden
Operations: Production of
bus frames
Units: Bus frames
#9
Volvo Bus Corporation
Hosakote, India
Operations: Production of
bus bodies; assembly of
buses.
Units: Buses
#10
Volvo Bus Corporation
(MASA)
Mexico City, Mexico
Operations: Production of
complete (bodied) buses
Units: Buses
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#11
Volvo Bus Corporation
(Nova BUS)
Plattsburg, USA
Operations: Production of
complete (bodied) buses
Units: Buses
#12
Volvo Bus Corporation
(Nova BUS)
St-Eustache, Canada
Operations: Production of
complete (bodied) buses
Units: Buses
#13
Volvo Bus Corporation
(Nova BUS)
St-François-du-Lac, Canada
Operations: Production of
bus chassis
Units: Bus chassis
#14
Volvo Bus Corporation
(Prévost)
St Claire, Canada
Operations: Production
buses
Units: Vehicles
#15
Volvo Bus Corporation
Wroclaw, Poland
Operations: Production of
buses
Units: Vehicles
Comments: 2006-2009 also
includes Volvo CE
production
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#16
Volvo Bus Corporation
Shanghai, China
Operations: Final assembly
of buses
Units: Buses
#17
Volvo Bus Corporation
Xian, China
Operations: Production of
bus bodies; assembly of
buses.
Units: Buses estimated values 2008,2010
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#18
Volvo Construction Equip.
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Operations: Production of
wheel loaders, excavators,
comp.
Units: tonne, 2010- pcs
#19
Volvo Construction Equip.
Hallsberg, Sweden
Operations: Production of
cabs; components
Units: tonne
#20
Volvo Construction Equip.
Arvika, Sweden
Operations: Production of
wheel loaders, components
Units: tonne
#21
Volvo Construction
Equipment
Braås, Sweden
Operations: Production of
haulers, components
Units: units
#22
Volvo CE, Compact Equip.
Belley, France
Operations: Production of
small excavators and wheel
loaders, components
Units:units
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#23
Volvo CE (Compact Equip)
Creys, France
Operations: Components for
small excavators and wheel
loaders,
Units: Production hours
#24
Volvo Construction Equip.
Chang Won, South Korea
Operations: Production of
excavators, wheel loaders
Units: tonne
#25
Volvo Construction Equip.
Pederneiras, Brazil
Operations: Production of
wheel loaders and haulers
Units: units
#26
Volvo Construction
Equipment
Linyi, China
Operations: Assembly of
Excavators
Units: Product units
#27
Volvo Construction
Equipment
Shanghai, China
Operations: Assembly of
Excavators
Units: Product units
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#28
Volvo CE, Compact Equip.
Konz-Könen, Germany
Operations: Production of
components; assembly of
light wheel loaders
Units: units
#29
Volvo Construction
Equipment, Road Machinery
Hameln, Germany
Operations:Road machinery
Units: Product units
#30
Volvo Construction
Equipment, Road Machinery
Bangalore, India
Operations:Road machinery
Units: Product units
#31
Volvo Construction
Equipment, Road Machinery
Shippensburg, USA
Operations:Road machinery
Units: Product units
#32
Volvo Construction
Equipment
Wroclaw, Poland
Operations: Production of
wheel loaders, haulers
Units: units
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#33
Volvo CE, Tultitlan, Mexico
Operations: Production of
construction equipment
machinery
Units: units
#34
Volvo CE, Lingong, China
Operations: Production of
construction equipment
machinery
Units: units
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#35
Volvo Penta Corporation
Lundby, Gothenburg,
Sweden
Operations: Production of
diesel engines, engine
development and testing
#36
Volvo Penta Corporation
Vara, Sweden
Operations: Production of
diesel
engines
Units: Index
#37
Volvo Penta Corporation
Lexington, USA
Operations: Assembly of
marine engines, drives and
shield kits
Units: Engines, drives,
transmissions
#38
Volvo Penta Corporation
Chesapeake USA
Operations: Assembly of
marine engines
Units: Engines
Environmental management
system: 2002
#39
Volvo Penta Corporation
Lingang, China
Operations: Assembly of
marine engines
Units: Engines
Environmental management
system: 2002
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#40
Volvo Powertrain AB
Skövde, Sweden
Operations: Foundry; engine
production
Units: Truck engines
#41
Volvo Powertrain AB
Köping, Sweden
Operations: Production of
gearboxes
Units: Components
(gearboxes)
#42
Volvo Powertrain AB, Volvo
Truck Corporation,
Lundby, Gothenburg,
Sweden
Operations: Diesel engine
and truck development and
testing.
#43
Volvo Powertrain AB
Malmö, Sweden
Operations: Production of
turbines, development and
testing of turbines
Units: Turbines test
#44
Volvo Powertrain AB
Vénissieux-Saint-Priest
Operations: Production of
engines
Units: Diesel engines
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#45
Volvo Powertrain AB
Vénissieux-Saint-Priest
Operations: Development of
engines
Units: na
#46
Volvo Powertrain
Hagerstown, USA
Operations: Engine and
transmission production
Units: Truck engines and
transmissions
#47
Volvo Powertrain AB
Hanyu, Japan
Operations: Production of
gearboxes
Units: Components
(gearboxes)
#48
Volvo Powertrain AB
Kounosu, Japan
Operations: Foundry
Units: Engine components
#49
Volvo Powertrain AB
Curitiba Brazil
Operations: Production of
engines
Units: Diesel engines
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#50
Volvo Powertrain
Legones, Villaverde, Spain
Operations: Production of
components
Units: Crankshaft
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#51
Volvo Logistics
Totals
Operations: Logistics
storage
Units: na
26
Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#52
Volvo Parts
Flen, Sweden
Operations: Reconditioning
of truck and car engines
Units: Unit engines
#53
Volvo Parts
Middletown
Operations: Reconditioning
of truck engines and parts
Units: Total units
#54
Volvo Parts
Limoges ES
Operations: Production of
engines, gearboxes and
components
Units: Total units
#55
Volvo Parts
Totals excl Flen, Limoges,
Middletown
Operations: Parts storage
Units: na
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#56
Volvo Truck Corporation
Umeå, Sweden
Operations: Pressing, ass-
embly and painting of truck
cabs
Units: Truck cabs
#57
Volvo Truck Corporation
Tuve, Sweden
Operations: Assembly of
trucks; production of frame
members; painting of axles
Units: Trucks
#58
Volvo Truck Corporation
Ghent, Belgium
Operations: Assembly of
trucks
Units: Trucks
#59
Volvo Truck Corporation
Brisbane, Australia
Operations: Production of
truck cabs and engines;
assembly of trucks.
Units: Trucks
#60
Volvo Truck Corporation
Volvo Bus Corporation
Curitiba, Brazil
Operations: Production of
trucks, bus chassis
Units: Cabs
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#61
Volvo Truck Corporation
Bangalore, India
Operations: Production of
trucks, buses and trailers
Units: vehicles
#62
Volvo Truck Cooperation
Durban, South Africa
Operations: Asembly of
trucks
Units: Trucks
#63
Volvo Truck Cooperation
Kaluga Russia
Operations: Asembly of
trucks
Units: Trucks
#64
Volvo Truck Cooperation
Bangkok, Thailand
Operations: Asembly of
trucks
Units: Trucks
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#65
Renault Trucks
Vénissieux-Saint-Priest
Operations: Development of
trucks
Units: n/a
#66
Renault Trucks
Blainville-sur-Orne
Operations: A = Pressing,
assembly and painting of
truck cabs; B = assembly
Units: Truck cabs,
#67
Renault Trucks
Bourg-en-Bresse
Operations: Assembly of
trucks
Units: Trucks
#68
Renault Trucks
Limoges Palais
Operations: Production of
engines, gearboxes and
components
Units: #
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Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#69
North American Trucks
New River Valley, USA
Operations: Production of
trucks
Units: Trucks
#70
North American Trucks
Macungie
Operations: Assembly and
painting of cabs; assembly
of trucks
Units: Trucks
31
Plant Consumption Emissions Waste Produc
tion Energy
Water
CO2
Solvents
NOx
SO2
Hazardous waste
Production units
#71
UD Trucks
Ageo, Japan
Operations: Production of
trucks, engines and
gearboxes
Units: vehicles
data=sum of all plants