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Special Feature on the Environment

Special Feature on the Environment
Evaluation of the Efforts of TMHMS

TMHMS’ Path toward Zero
CO2 Emissions

These advanced efforts of TMHMS throughout
its business activities were highly recognized. In
December 2019, the company received a Biogas
Award (second place), which is given to local
governments, companies and individuals in Sweden,
and was selected as the Sustainable Company of theYear by the local community.

Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Sweden AB(TMHMS), a subsidiary manufacturing materials handlingequipment in Sweden, became the first company in theFuture Activities to Reduce CO2 Emissions
throughout the Product Lifecycle

Toyota Industries Group to achieve a zero CO2 emissions plant.

Toyota Material Handling Europe AB (TMHE), a subsidiary serving as the regional
headquarters of the materials handling equipment business in Europe, has formulated a
two-pronged policy aimed at zero energy muda (waste) and zero carbon emissions fromour operations by 2030 in accordance with Toyota Industries’ Environmental Action Plan.
Based on this policy, the TMHE Group has been striving to reduce CO2 emissions at all ofits bases in Europe in collaboration with customers and business partners.
In 2019, TMHMS, one of TMHE Group companies, became the first company in theToyota Industries Group to achieve a zero CO2 emissions plant and realize the policy.
We will share their efforts and accomplishments broadly both in and outside the Toyota
Industries Group and seek to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

❷ Only using electricity from renewable energy

Along with daily energy-saving activities, TMHMS madeefforts in three major areas.

TMHMS introduced hydropower in 2015 and became thefirst company in the Toyota Industries Group to solely use
green electricity, thereby eliminating CO2 emissions fromelectricity consumption.

①②③

Switching to districtbiomass-derived
steam for heating*

Only using electricity
from renewableenergy sources

Switching from LPG
to biogas

Zero CO2 emissions plant❶ Switching to district biomass-derived steam
for heating

As its heating-purpose energy, TMHMS uses biomassderived steam supplied through district heating. TMHMS
replaced heavy oil used for space heating and liquefiedpetroleum gas (LPG) for heating wash water in the painting
pretreatment process with biomass steam in 1987 and2009, respectively.

Toyota Industries Report 2020

Richard Bjersér

Environment Manager ofProject Zero

Project Manager ofProject Zero

Three key factors led to the success of theproject. The first is the Toyota Industries Group’s
clear Environmental Vision, which provided
strong motivation for us to work for a zeroCO2 emissions plant. The second is strong
management on site, with project members fromvarious departments gathering their capabilities
to carry out a reliable simulation for realizing
a zero CO2 emissions plant. The last is that abiogas plant promoted under Sweden’s majorenergy policies was located nearby.

■ Path toward Achieving a Zero CO2 Emissions Plant

Toward a Zero CO2 Emissions Plant

Daily energy-saving activities

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Ernesto Domínguez
TMHE President and CEO

In addition to achieving zero plant CO2 emissions, TMHMS
has been working to reduce CO2 emissions throughout theproduct lifecycle from production to sales, use, disposaland recycling. In January 2020, TMHMS made a first stepin its efforts to reduce logistics-derived CO2 emissionswith the introduction of biogas trucks in collaboration withtransportation companies. These trucks will be used in someof the transportation operations between TMHMS plants
and between TMHMS and business partners. In production
operations as well, TMHMS is making continuous efforts
to reduce energy consumption by installing solar panels,
visualizing energy use and undertaking kaizen (improvement)
activities. Through these endeavors, TMHMS intends to makea higher level of contribution to the realization of a low-carbon
emission society.

Johanna Arnstedt

sources

1987: Switch from heavy oil to biomassderived steam (for space heating)2009: Switch from LPG to biomass-derivedsteam (for heating wash water in the
pretreatment process of paintingapplication)

2017: Replace LPG burners
with electric burners

2018: Reduce the temperature
for pretreatments andof ovens in the painting
process

2015: Power contract forhydropower generation❸ Switching from LPG to biogas

Switching to biomass steam and green electricity only left
one issue: about 3,000 tons of CO2 emitted every year
from the use of LPG mainly in painting dry-off ovens. To
eliminate the emissions, the manufacturing, environment,procurement and other departments of TMHMS joinedhands and launched Project Zero in 2017. After muchconsideration, they decided to introduce biogas, a gas frombiomass, which does not use fossil fuels, and began toinstall necessary equipment and modify existing facilities.
TMHMS completed its switch to biogas in August 2019 andachieved a zero CO2 emissions plant for the first time in theToyota Industries Group.

Continuous energy1987
saving efforts

2009

2015

2019: Switch from LPG to biogas;
Install solar panels

20172018

2019:Achieve a zeroCO2 emissions
plant

2019

2020

*B
 iomass is a general term used to referto organic materials coming from plants
and animals. When viewed from thelifecycle of an organic material, biomass
is regarded as carbon neutral, as CO2
emitted when generating steam orburning gas is offset by CO2 absorbed
during photosynthesis.

Displays celebrating World Environment Day

Production at carbon-free plant

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