The Future Created by Panasonic’s Automotive Battery Plant in Kansas, U.S.A.: Contributing to Increasing EV Adoption and CO₂ Reduction
June 17, 2024 at 02:08 am
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What about the environmental impact of battery production?
The production of automotive batteries also involves CO2 emissions, and nearly 90% of these emissions occur during resource extraction, raw material processing, and material logistics-all processes that take place prior to manufacturing. This is why we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of every process, from material procurement to production of batteries to recycling.
Our Kansas plant is designed to operate as a Panasonic-designated net-zero facility. We will minimize the amount of electricity needed for production, and all aspects-from wiring to machinery and equipment-will support CO2 emissions reduction. We also plan to transition to 100% local renewable energy sourcing within the next ten years. Everything about the plant is completely different from anything we have done before.
In terms of raw materials, we are working to procure locally, use materials with lower CFP3, and use more recycled materials. We are actively pursuing new alliances with suppliers that will help us reduce our CFP.
Our efforts today will have an impact on your tomorrow. That's why everything we do today must be accompanied by solutions for CO2 emissions reduction and climate change issues.
As a producer of automotive batteries for EVs, Panasonic has a responsibility to be a pioneer in the fight against climate change-not only at our own factories, but also in cooperation with our suppliers, to reduce CO2 emissions throughout our supply chain.
3 Carbon Footprint of Products: A number indicating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated throughout the entire lifecycle of a product, from raw material procurement to disposal and recycling.
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Panasonic Holdings Corporation (formerly Panasonic Corporation) specializes in manufacturing and marketing of consumer electronic equipments. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows:
- domestic equipments, appliances and audiovisual equipment (42.5%): lighting devices, photovoltaic devices, wiring devices, health and care devices, furnishing materials, air conditioning and ventilation equipments, air purifiers, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, irons, microwaves, fans, cooking appliances, dishwashers, TVs, digital cameras, audio and video equipment, fixed telephones, showcases, etc.;
- electronic and electromechanical components (13.2%): relays, switches, power supply systems, industrial motors and sensors, capacitors, coils, resistors, materials for electronic circuits, semiconductors, LCD panels, etc.;
- automotive multimedia equipment and electronic accessories (12.4%);
- avionics, industrial automation, communication and entertainment systems (10.8%): in-flight entertainment and communication systems, electronic component assembly machines, welding equipment, projectors, professional audio-visual systems, computers, tablets, mobile communication systems and equipment, etc.;
- energy storage systems (8.9%): cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, dry batteries, primary/secondary lithium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage modules and systems;
- other (12.2%).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (43.2%), China (13.4%), Asia (14.7%), Americas (18.7%) and Europe (10%).
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