Tag: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz opens own recycling factory to close the battery loop

Stuart Mitchell

Mercedes-Benz has opened Europe’s first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process making it the first car manufacturer worldwide[2] to close the battery recycling loop with its own in-house facility. The recycling plant in Kuppenheim, southern Germany, creates a genuine circular economy. This underpins the pioneering spirit and innovative strength of Mercedes-Benz as it strives to significantly reduce the consumption of valuable primary resources. Unlike existing established processes, the expected recovery rate of the mechanical-hydrometallurgical recycling plant is more than 96 percent. Valuable and scarce raw materials such as…

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Mercedes-Benz and Hydro join forces in the Brazilian Amazon to foster long-term development along their aluminium supply chain

Stuart Mitchell

At New York Climate Week, Mercedes-Benz and Hydro elevate their strategic partnership by enhancing the vertical integration of their aluminium supply chain and launching the long-term Corridor Program for a sustained development in the Amazon. Following their joint decarbonization roadmap Mercedes-Benz and Hydro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with local NGOs and partners in the state of Pará, Brazil. Their goals include promoting human rights, generating income for local communities, fostering biodiversity and low-carbon value chains in the Brazilian Amazon.  “In managing our supply chains responsibly, we…

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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Starbucks Team Up to Launch an Elevated EV Charging Experience Across America

Stuart Mitchell

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Starbucks announced a strategic collaboration to electrify over 100 Starbucks stores across the country. The vision for the first phase of the program will be to co-locate industry-leading 400 kW electric vehicle (EV) chargers at Starbucks stores located along Interstate 5 (I-5) – a critical west coast travel corridor spanning from Canada to Mexico. The two companies share an ambition to identify additional opportunities in key markets, including core urban areas, charging deserts, and other critical travel corridors. “The collaboration between two leading brands like Mercedes-Benz…

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German businesses are taking a clear stand for diversity, openness and tolerance

Stuart Mitchell

“We stand for values” is the name under which more than 30 leading and distinguished German companies have joined forces to form an alliance for diversity, openness and tolerance. It includes numerous DAX companies, family-owned businesses, German SMEs and start-ups. The initiative is also backed by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). In their first joint campaign, the companies are calling on their combined 1.7 million employees to take part in the upcoming European elections and engaging in numerous activities to highlight the…

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BLG launches innovative lighthouse project with Mercedes-Benz in Bremen

Stuart Mitchell

The seaport and logistics service provider BLG LOGISTICS has celebrated the inauguration of the new XXL logistics facility “C3 Bremen” in the Free Hanseatic City together with Mercedes-Benz. In the presence of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, the Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Andreas Bovenschulte and the Senator for Climate Protection, Environment, Mobility, Urban Development and Housing Maike Schaefer, a green ribbon was cut in a symbolic act. “In many respects, the C3 Bremen logistics centre can be seen as a…

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