Komatsu to switch to HVO as factory-fill fuel

21 April 2023

Komatsu and its wholly owned subsidiary Komatsu Europe International has announced that the company is switching to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as factory-fill fuel for equipment produced in Europe.

The move, which is line with Komatsu’s long-term goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and starts this month at plants in Hannover, Germany, and Birtley, United Kingdom.

Komatsu said the combustion engines in its machines – including those produced for the construction and demolition industries – can be operated…

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