SP Member News Roundup – August 2024

SP provides a forum for global automotive manufacturers and their large and small suppliers to work together toward a shared vision of an automotive industry with positive environmental impact.

This monthly series collects recent news and updates through August 2024 highlighting efforts of SP member companies and partners to advance initiatives with positive environmental impact.

• BASF Performance Materials co-creates the sustainable future with its customers, BASF’s Performance Materials division reveals its strategic roadmap toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and highlights key milestones on its way to a circular economy.  Click Here
• Cirba Solutions Hosts U.S. DOE, Showcasing Leadership in Critical Materials Infrastructure, Cirba Solutions welcomed David Crane, the Under Secretary for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy, and Giulia Siccardo, Director of the U.S. DOE Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to tour the large-scale expansion, currently underway, at Cirba Solutions’ Lancaster, Ohio lithium-ion battery recycling processing facility on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Click Here
• WAVE Charging, Venture Logistics, and Cummins Inc participates in demonstration of high-power, ultra-fast 500kW wireless charging system to power electric trucks, WAVE Charging has recently participated in developing and deploying a first-of-its-kind high-power, ultra-fast wireless charging system to power electric trucks. In partnership with Venture Logistics, Cummins Inc., the US Department of Energy and Venture Logistics will use WAVE’s innovative 500kW wireless inductive charger to power two Class 8 electric trucks and move cargo at one of its Midwest facilities. Click Here
• U.S. Department of Energy Recognizes Fort Wayne Assembly for 30% Cut in Natural Gas Use, General Motors is being recognized by the Department of Energy for an innovative project that reduced natural gas consumption at the company’s Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant by 30%, against a 2019 baseline. Click Here
• GM Signs Landmark Solar Power Deal for Three Assembly Plants, As part of an ongoing push around renewable energy, GM announced a 15-year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy for three GM assembly plants. Click Here
• Hankook Tire releases 15th ESG report highlighting sustainable innovation efforts, Hankook Tire & Technology recently published its 2023/24 ESG Report, outlining its sustainable management activities and performance for 2023, as well as the company’s mid and long-term strategies. Click Here
• Martinrea Sustainability Report Wins 2024 Apex Award, Martinrea International Inc. won the 2024 APEX Award for Publication Excellence in recognition of their 2023 Sustainability Report in the “Annual Report” category. Click Here
• Toyota Tsusho America Invests in 125-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in Texas, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan, announced its commitment to invest in the development, construction, ownership, and operation of a 125-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Runnels County, Texas. Click Here
• Trio recognized as Sustainability Award winner at Honda’s North American Indirect Purchasing Supplier Awards, Honda recently celebrated 33 suppliers for their exceptional performance in providing indirect products and services to its North American operations. This recognition took place during Honda’s annual Indirect Procurement Supplier Conference in Dublin, Ohio. Click Here
• VesselBot identified in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Environmental Sustainability, 2024, VesselBot announced that they have been acknowledged in the 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle for Environmental Sustainability. VesselBot was recognized in the report for its innovative technology that helps organizations accurately measure and reduce their carbon footprint across ocean, air, and land transportation. Click Here
• WM Launches 2024 Sustainability Report, WM launches its 2024 Sustainability Report. This report demonstrates the progress WM has made toward its 2030 sustainability goals and its vision to enable a future where materials are repurposed, energy is renewable and communities are thriving. Click Here

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