LG claims it will scrap all conventional magnesium inside its mobile phones and by 2012, will replace it with a new type of clean magnesium alloy it dubs 'eco magnesium'
According to the electronics company, the plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a factor of approximately 24 000 during the die casting process without affecting the quality of the final product.
This week LG signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with companies HK High-Tech, Keumgang Coen and Hallacast. As part of the agreement, LG will provide the three companies with training in the practice of carbon credit trading and technological support.
The MOU is set to help LG greatly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and earn valuable carbon credits.
Dr Michelle Potgieter, marketing director of LG Electronics SA, points out that the company has identified environmentally responsible manufacturing as a key strategy.
“This transition to eco magnesium will allow LG and our customers to play a small but significant role in making the world cleaner for future generations,” adds Potgieter.
Eco magnesium was developed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology with funding from the Korean government.
During production, eco magnesium creates practically no sulphur hexafluoride, which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cites as one of the most potent greenhouse gases ever encountered.
According to LG, replacing conventional magnesium with eco magnesium in mobile phones will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by four kilogrammes for every handset it produces.
Earlier this year, LG said it is committed to a green campaign to reduce green house gases from its manufacturing and products by 150 000 tonnes and 30 000 tonnes respectively by 2020.
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