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SKF Increases Shift Towards Carbon Neutral Manufacturing

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Thursday, February 20, 2020
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SKF's automotive bearing factory in Tudela, Spain joins industrial bearing factory in Steyr, Austria as the Group's first carbon neutral manufacturing sites

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  • SKF's automotive bearing factory in Tudela, Spain joins industrial bearing factory in Steyr, Austria as the Group's first carbon neutral manufacturing sites
    GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF's automotive bearing factory in Tudela, Spain, has become the Group's second manufacturing site to achieve carbon neutral status.
  • At both Steyr and Tudela, approximately 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year from heating facilities are being compensated for by Gold Standard carbon offsets.
  • Julian Jimenez Argudo, Tudela Factory Manager, says: "Being able to offer our customers products that have been manufactured in a carbon neutral factory sets us apart from the rest.
  • With 2015 as the base year,SKF aimsto reduce its CO2 emissions from manufacturing per tonne of sold bearings by 40% by 2025.