Toyota Material Handling is now using decarbonised steel in the forks and frames of its hand pallet trucks and electric low-lift models. This cuts the carbon footprint of component production by 75%, marking a first in serial production for warehouse equipment. The company targets net-zero emissions by 2041. The article also covers related green intralogistics developments: a conductive charging pilot on a 200-metre electrified road in Sweden, biodegradable hydraulic fluids, autonomous forklifts in German and US car plants, and automated systems for battery-frame manufacturing. These moves show how industrial equipment is shifting toward lower-carbon materials and operations.
