As part of global efforts to slash environmental impacts, Toyota has begun sustainable plant activities in Europe at two manufacturing companies in France and the United Kingdom.
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TMMF (Valenciennes, France) and TMUK (Burnaston and Deeside, UK) will ramp up efforts in Europe by serving as the industry benchmark for the sustainable production of vehicles and engines, the automaker said.
Each plant will pilot activities to help realise ambitious 2010 environmental targets, including a 25% reduction in water use by Toyota’s European manufacturing network. Successful activities will be adopted as standards by Toyota plants globally.
“Environmentally-responsible vehicles must come from environmentally-responsible plants,” said Didier Leroy, executive vice-president of TME and president of TMMF. “A sustainable plant is a powerful initiative to help our company significantly reduce the environmental burden of vehicle manufacturing. The combined capability of TMUK and TMMF means that we can pilot more efficient processes and technological innovations at every stage of vehicle and engine production.”
Established in 2001, TMMF represents a ‘new generation’ Toyota plant, which was developed according to strict eco-friendly design and construction standards. The French-based plant uses just 1.13 m3 of water per Yaris produced – the lowest water use per vehicle manufactured by any Toyota plant in the world. TMMF is now investigating the use of renewable energy, such as solar power, generated on-site as a new measure to reduce CO2 emissions.
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By GlobalDataBacked by more than 15 years of European manufacturing experience, TMUK has reduced waste produced per vehicle by over 60% since 1994 and planted over 350,000 trees and shrubs on-site.
A recent trial has realised a 25% reduction in paint booth energy use – a saving equal to the average annual electricity consumption of some 5,000 UK households.
This innovation has earned recognition from the European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Campaign, and will be phased in at Toyota’s plants in France and Turkey.
Toyota began its sustainable plant activities – which emphasise the role of nature in creating production sites that are in harmony with their natural surroundings – in Japan last year. These activities will now be introduced in Europe.
