GM's Rayong plant wins environmental star
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General Motors' truck assembly plant in Rayong, Thailand, is among 14 GM plants around the world to achieve the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Challenge for Industry, thanks to its energy reduction policy.
The plant reduced its energy intensity in its operations by 20 per cent, amounting to an avoidance of 7,983 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
To meet the challenge, industrial sites must reduce energy intensity by 10 percent in five years or less. Rayong has met the challenge two years in a row, according to a statement.
The Rayong plant is manufactuirng Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck and Trailblazer SUV.
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