IWATA, September 3, 2024 -- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has decided to utilize JFE Steel Corporation's (hereinafter referred to as "JFE Steel") green steel JGreeX for some of the exterior parts of its surface mounters, beginning with two models that will commence shipments from October 2024. This is the first time that JGreeX has been adopted for industrial equipment in Japan.
JGreeX is a green steel that significantly reduces CO₂ emissions in the steel manufacturing process by applying the mass balance approach to allocate the amount of reduction achieved through JFE Steel's CO₂ reduction technology toward steel materials of their choosing. Yamaha Motor will adopt JGreeX for some of the exterior parts of its YRM20 and YRM20DL surface mounters, and the Company plans to expand the range of use for green materials in the industrial equipment space in the future.
Yamaha Motor, in line with its Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050, is working toward being carbon neutral*² throughout all of its supply chains, including the company's business activities by 2050. As the Company works toward achieving this goal and eventually switching to 100% sustainable materials, Yamaha Motor is pushing to adopt and further expand its use of green and recycled materials.
*1 According to Yamaha Motor survey (August 2024)
*2 Emissions as a direct result of business activities (Scope 1 and 2) and emissions outside of these (Scope 3)
Questions around this news
What is green steel made using the mass balance approach?
The mass balance approach tracks the quantity of an environmental benefit—such as emissions reductions—through a supply chain and allocates that benefit to selected materials or products. The physical materials may not be kept separate from conventional materials. In this release, the approach assigns reductions achieved through steelmaking technology to chosen steel materials.
Which surface mounters will use JGreeX, and when will shipments begin?
The release says JGreeX will be used for some exterior parts of the YRM20 and YRM20DL surface mounters. Shipments of the two models incorporating the material are scheduled to begin in October 2024. The company says it plans to broaden its use of green materials in its industrial equipment business in the future.
What carbon-neutrality goal does the company describe?
The company says its Environmental Plan 2050 targets carbon neutrality throughout its supply chains, including its business activities, by 2050. The stated emissions scope covers direct emissions from business activities, categorized as Scope 1 and 2, as well as emissions outside those activities, categorized as Scope 3. It also describes a longer-term aim of switching to 100% sustainable materials.
What does a surface mounter do?
A surface mounter is a machine used in electronics manufacturing to place components onto printed circuit boards. It positions small parts, such as chips, on the board so they can be attached during later production steps. These machines are commonly part of an automated surface-mount technology production line.
Exterior cover of surface mounter using JGreeX
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At a glance
- Company
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
- Ticker
- Tokyo: 7272
- Announcement
- Product
- Location
- Iwata, Japan
Key figures
- Models adopting JGreeX
- two models
- Start of shipments
- October 2024
- Carbon neutrality target
- 2050
- Sustainable materials goal
- 100%
Products and programs
Earlier from Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
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- New Hydrogen Energy Verification Testing Facility to be Established at Morimachi Factory - Comprehensive testing to begin in 2025 aiming for carbon neutrality in manufacturing processes -
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- Yamaha Motor to Participate in the JISSO PROTEC 2024 - Showcasing Perfect Fit Automation and a concept model for unmanned SMT production -
