GS Yuasa wooden pallets are reused to transport batteries within the factory and to other business locations.
The GS YUASA Group is working to lessen the Group’s environmental burden not only at the manufacturing stage but also throughout the product life cycle.
Reducing waste emissions
The GS YUASA Group is committed to promoting activities for waste reduction and recycling in order to contribute to a recycling-oriented society.
In addition to promoting activities for reduction of waste emissions (including lead-containing sludge and waste alkali) that contains hazardous substances generated during the production process, the Group is also actively working on reducing the generation of non-hazardous waste (such as wood scraps).
The Gunma plant has changed the specifications of wooden pallets used when importing batteries from overseas, and has achieved reuse of these for transportation of batteries within the plant and to other business sites. In fiscal 2019, GS YUASA reused more than 7,000 wooden pallets resulting in a 224-tons reduction in waste emissions volume compared to the previous fiscal year, while at the same time leading to initiatives to curb the consumption of natural resources.
The GS YUASA Group is committed to promoting activities for waste reduction and recycling in order to contribute to a recycling-oriented society.
In addition to promoting activities for reduction of waste emissions (including lead-containing sludge and waste alkali) that contains hazardous substances generated during the production process, the Group is also actively working on reducing the generation of non-hazardous waste (such as wood scraps).
The Gunma plant has changed the specifications of wooden pallets used when importing batteries from overseas, and has achieved reuse of these for transportation of batteries within the plant and to other business sites. In fiscal 2019, GS YUASA reused more than 7,000 wooden pallets resulting in a 224-tons reduction in waste emissions volume compared to the previous fiscal year, while at the same time leading to initiatives to curb the consumption of natural resources.
Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Production Activities
GS YUASA Group promotes activities to reduce GHG emission by improving the work efficiency and conserving energy as much as possible.
At the Group’s domestic business sites, GS YUASA not only encourages activities for energy conservation, such as switching to LED lighting and education of energy saving, but also promotes activities for efficient energy use, such as modifying equipment condition setting and updating equipment.
In particular, they consume much of the Group’s electricity use in storage batteries charging process. GS YUASA considers energy conservation during their charging process as an important issue for GHG emission reduction. Therefore, at all of their sites, GS YUASA undertakes measures for energy conservation during their charging process.
As a result of the continuous efforts to improve the battery-charging process of storage batteries and enhance the charging equipment at Kyoto Plant, GS YUASA achieved reduction in power consumption by 381MWh in fiscal 2019, resulting in a reduction of approximately 197t of CO2 emissions.
GS YUASA Group promotes activities to reduce GHG emission by improving the work efficiency and conserving energy as much as possible.
At the Group’s domestic business sites, GS YUASA not only encourages activities for energy conservation, such as switching to LED lighting and education of energy saving, but also promotes activities for efficient energy use, such as modifying equipment condition setting and updating equipment.
In particular, they consume much of the Group’s electricity use in storage batteries charging process. GS YUASA considers energy conservation during their charging process as an important issue for GHG emission reduction. Therefore, at all of their sites, GS YUASA undertakes measures for energy conservation during their charging process.
As a result of the continuous efforts to improve the battery-charging process of storage batteries and enhance the charging equipment at Kyoto Plant, GS YUASA achieved reduction in power consumption by 381MWh in fiscal 2019, resulting in a reduction of approximately 197t of CO2 emissions.
Operation of wastewater treatment assuming abnormal weather
GS YUASA is committed to working on stabilization of the water quality of wastewater by adopting regular countermeasures to deal with heavy rainfall.
As hazardous substances (such as lead) are used to manufacture storage batteries, the Group is continuously engaged in activities to minimize the adverse effects on the environment around the plant. In addition, they have adopted preparatory measures that conform to regulatory standards for discharge of wastewater off-site, in the event of abnormal weather (such as heavy rainfall) caused by climatic changes.
At the Osadano Plant, roof deposits (including hazardous materials) are regularly cleaned by the sprinkler system installed on the roof of the factory. The wash water from the artificial sprinkling is released after conducting proper wastewater treatment.
GS YUASA is committed to working on stabilization of the water quality of wastewater by adopting regular countermeasures to deal with heavy rainfall.
As hazardous substances (such as lead) are used to manufacture storage batteries, the Group is continuously engaged in activities to minimize the adverse effects on the environment around the plant. In addition, they have adopted preparatory measures that conform to regulatory standards for discharge of wastewater off-site, in the event of abnormal weather (such as heavy rainfall) caused by climatic changes.
At the Osadano Plant, roof deposits (including hazardous materials) are regularly cleaned by the sprinkler system installed on the roof of the factory. The wash water from the artificial sprinkling is released after conducting proper wastewater treatment.
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GS YUASA is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of rechargeable batteries with production facilities worldwide and an extensive marketing and distribution network in Europe. The wide range of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries covers most well-known industrial applications, such as security and alarm systems, UPS and emergency lighting systems as well as OEM equipment. The three business units include Industrial (industrial batteries for standby and cyclic applications), Automotive and Motorcycle (automotive and motorbike starter batteries).
GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH, founded in 1983 as YUASA Battery (Europe) GmbH, is based in Krefeld and serves 15 countries within Europe from there.
GS YUASA Battery Germany GmbH, founded in 1983 as YUASA Battery (Europe) GmbH, is based in Krefeld and serves 15 countries within Europe from there.
GS YUASA is sponsor of the Yamaha Teams im Motocross GP.
GS YUASA is sponsor of the Repsol Honda Teams HRC in der MotoGP.
GS YUASA is sponsor of the GERT56 Racing Teams.
