Yamaha Motor has entered into an agreement with an aluminium ingot supplier for the procurement of green aluminium. The usage of the raw material for parts in Yamaha motorcycles began in February 2023.
As a first step, Yamaha Motor will use green aluminium for certain parts in its large-displacement and off-road competition motorcycles. It plans to expand the number of models using the material in the future as available supply volumes allow. Interestingly the usage of recycled aluminium in Yamaha’s line-up comprises 80%.
“Green aluminium” is aluminium that is refined using renewable energy sources to emit less CO2 in its manufacture. Aluminium parts account for 12% to 31% of the total vehicle weight of a motorcycle, so adopting green aluminium is one effective approach for reducing CO2 emissions from the raw material manufacturing part of a product’s life cycle, the company said.
In line with the Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050, the company mpany is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality throughout all of its business activities—including its entire supply chain—by 2050.
To realise this, it has set a goal of switching to 100% sustainable materials by 2050, such as adopting more plant-derived resin materials, developing recyclable polypropylene, and adopting green materials and other recycled materials for its motorcycles manufactured in Japan and overseas.
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