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Kobe Steel to launch “Kobenable Steel”, Japan’s first low-CO2 blast furnace steel

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Kobenable Steel is available for all types of the company’s steel products (steel sheet, steel plate, wire rod & bar products) manufactured at Kakogawa Works and the Kobe Wire Rod & Bar Plant. Kobenable Half: 50% reduction rate of CO 2 emissions per ton. Kobenable Steel maintains the same level of high quality as conventional products.

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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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New diesel Ford Focus ECOnetic to debut at Amsterdam Motor Show; 67 mpg US

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The new diesel ECOnetic, which will go on sale early next year, leverages a number of advanced technologies that Ford expects will make it more fuel efficient than any other compact vehicle on the road today in Europe, including conventional diesel-, gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles. Thermal Management Systems to optimize warm-up.

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Toyota Prius is top choice with renewable energy firm

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The Toyotas are driven by regional sales engineers. Biomass and condensing boilers, solar equipment and heat pumps are among the products manufactured by the Newark-based company, which traces its origins back to the 19th century. Hoval Ltd has been impressed by the four Prius 1.5-litre litre Toyota Prius. “As

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Ford makes emission improvements

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By analysing carbon dioxide (CO2) data for this year’s new car sales in the UK, it found that Ford has made more improvements than any other car manufacturer in terms of reducing its CO2 output, which is directly linked to improving fuel economy.

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Ford launches greenest Mondeo yet

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The arrival of the vehicle will mark good news for company car drivers as the 2.0litre version offers access to a number of company car lists and its low CO2 and price ensure the lowest tax band in its class. This means that Ford now has the broadest range of sub-160g/km vehicles of any manufacturer. The Ford Mondeo 2.0-litre

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