battery gigafactory in Sagunto, which is enhancing EV accessibility and streamlining production costs.
SEAT’ s historic Barcelona Zona Franca facility, which made mass motorisation possible for Spain back in the 1950s, lies at the heart of this EV innovation and is also being transformed into a circular economy hub.
Circular transformation at Zona Franca At Zona Franca, SEAT has taken a circular approach to everything from parts and battery waste to energy use.
“ For example,” Markus explains,“ we are using recycled materials for the cover of the cup bucket seats.“ Since 2010, we have reduced the waste in our industrial process by 79 %, sending it to be recycled rather than disposed of. We will see much more of that in the future.”
This circular approach is informed both by the manufacturer’ s sense of societal responsibility and the need to comply with EU regulation.
“ In France, you already have to use 10 % of reuse parts on aftermarket
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