Volvo Group Launches the First Green Castings for its Engines Globally, Developed & Sourced from India

INDUSTRY NEWS / 行业新闻 Volvo Group Launches the First Green Castings for its Engines Globally, Developed & Sourced from India 沃尔沃集团在全球推出首款绿色铸件， 研发和设计均来自印度

Volvo Group is committed to becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040, this includes its supply chain & global suppliers from India. As a key milestone in this journey, Volvo Group in India launched the First Green Castings that will go into building its engines. This is a significant step as India is a key source for Volvo Group’s global casting requirements. When fully adopted, the potential reduction in CO2 per year due to Green Castings would amount to 0.86 million tons for Volvo & 210 million tons for the industry. Commercial Production of these green castings will start this month.

The green castings from India will include bearing caps and bearing housing for select Volvo engines. This is the first step. However, just these two parts translate to 8500 Tons CO2 reduction for Volvo. When fully implemented, the impact of this initiative would be much higher. Assuming the industry adopts this approach, this could amount to 210 million tons of annual CO2 emission reductions across Global Foundries. This is of special significance to India, which has a significant share of the global casting demand.

The castings being produced in India are certified by the Confederation of Indian Industry – Green Products & Services Council. As per the definition, the manufacturing of Green Casting involves the elimination of toxic chemicals and elements, has zero carbon footprint, uses minimal resources, where products can be recycled and reused, and comes with ecofriendly packaging.

These Green Castings, which will be produced by Brakes India, utilize scrap, alloys, and raw materials which are 100% radioactive elements free. It involves recycling of 100% metallic scrap generated by other industries to manufacture a usable product. The plant will operate on 100% green power from solar and wind energy. It will eliminate the use of diesel with an Electric Ladle Preheater, a unique solution developed with AFECO India. This will also result in the elimination of pig iron, which is produced in a blast furnace with coal. Volvo has developed a unique technology that eliminates the Pig Iron usage by deploying Zirconium-based inoculation, controlled chemistry, and a specific charge ratio.

Speaking at the occasion, Kamal Bali, President & Managing Director, Volvo Group in India, said, “At Volvo Group, we are proud to be playing a vital role in shaping the future of the transportation industry. India is a home base for the Group and we not only ‘Make in India’, but also design,

沃尔沃集团承诺将于2040年成为一家气候中和公司， 其中包括其供应链和来自印度的全球供应商。作为这一行动 中的重要里程碑，沃尔沃集团近期在印度推出了第一批绿色 铸件，用于发动机制造。这是一项重要举措，因为印度是沃 尔沃集团全球铸件需求的主要来源。如果完全采用绿色铸 件，今后每年将可能为沃尔沃减少二氧化碳排放量86万t， 为整个行业减少碳排量约2.1亿t。这些绿色铸件的商业化 生产将于本月正式启动。 这些绿色铸件在印度设计开发，涵盖了用于指定给沃 尔沃发动机生产的轴承盖和轴承座。这虽然仅是计划的第一 步，但就这两个部件就可以为沃尔沃减少8500t二氧化碳 排放量。如果全面实施后，这一举措的影响会大得多。假设 汽车行业采用这种生产方法，将可为全球铸造产业每年减少 2.1亿t二氧化碳排放量。这对于在全球铸造需求中占有重 要份额的印度来说具有特殊的意义。 在印度生产的这些绿色铸件已通过印度工业联合 会---绿色产品和服务委员会的认证。绿色铸件的定义指 的是，绿色制造涉及消除有毒化学物质和元素，零碳足迹， 保证最少的资源消耗，产品可以回收和再利用，并配有环保 包装。 这些绿色铸件将由Brakes India负责生产，使用 100%不含放射性元素的废料、合金和原材料。它涉及回 收其他行业产生的100%金属废料以制造可用产品。该工 厂将使用来自太阳能和风能的100%绿色电力，并将通过 电动钢包预热器消除柴油的使用，这是与AFECO India共 同开发的独特解决方案。这一生产过程也将导致生铁的淘 汰，生铁是用煤在高炉中生产的。沃尔沃开发了一项独特的 技术，通过部署基于锆的孕育剂、受控化学物质和特定的装 料比来消除生铁的用量。 沃尔沃集团印度总裁兼董事总经理卡迈勒·巴厘在会 上发表讲话指出：“在沃尔沃集团，我们很自豪能够在塑造 交通运输行业的未来方面发挥重要作用。印度是集团的大本 营，我们不仅‘印度制造’，还从印度设计、加工、销售和