Production

Fundamental Approach

Daihatsu has made efforts to recycle scrap metal, waste plastic, and other waste materials generated during production, and as a result, now recycles 97.4% of waste material released from plants. At the same time, recycling waste into reusable resources requires energy for collection, transportation, and processing. To address this issue, we have focused on “reduce” in order to decrease the amount of waste generated, promoting the effective use of resources.

Initiatives

Reducing Waste

When punching out parts from steel plates using a press, it is possible to curtail the generation of metal scrap and achieve efficient production using less material and less energy by adjusting the positioning of the molds and the sizes of the steel plates. In this way, Daihatsu is advancing technologies that enable manufacturing cars using fewer materials, in addition to reducing waste.

Reducing Waste by Improving Drive Shaft Packaging

Daihatsu developed special trays for transporting drive shafts that are highly loadable, reusable, and lightweight. As a result, we have succeeded in reducing the weight of our drive shaft packaging waste by 97.4%. At the same time, we are reducing disposable packaging materials and promoting reusable packaging solutions, while pursuing continuous improvements from the perspective of resource circulation.