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Think inside the box

April 29, 2020 6 min read

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Industry Recycling

In this semi-trailer, the box was upgraded from Domex® 100XF to Hardox® 450, saving 1.8 tons of weight, or 45%, of the upgraded parts. This allows about 5% more payload per trip, resulting in higher fuel efficiency and transport efficiency.

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Industry Recycling

SSAB EcoUpgraded

Together with our customers, SSAB continually upgrades steel and equipment designs. SSAB EcoUpgraded saves CO2 both in steel production and during the full lifetime of the machine.

From the CO2 payback time and onwards, every extra hour brings additional savings.

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Savings on CO₂

SSAB EcoUpgraded Domestic waste transfer trailer
  Calculation data
Fuel consumption, fully loaded 60 litres/100 km
Fuel consumption,without load 30 litres/100 km
Machine usage per year 100 000 km/year
Distance with maximum load 50%
Service lifetime 12 years
Maximum payload (before upgrading) 36 000 kg
Gross weight (fully loaded) 63 500 kg
Weight of original parts 4 020 kg
Weight of upgraded parts 2 270 kg