June 2, 2004—Honda of America Mfg. recently unveiled plans to construct a $123 million paint facility at its Marysville Auto Plant to replace the oldest of the plant’s original paint lines, continuing Honda’s commitment to a cleaner environment, flexible and efficient manufacturing, and high-quality products for its customers.
Housed in a 234,000-square-foot expansion, the paint facility will introduce waterborne paint systems to the Marysville plant when it goes into full operation in mid-2006. This, along with new paint systems developed by Honda, is expected to reduce emissions by 41 percent. Investment in high-efficiency ovens, air recycling systems, and highly efficient variable drive motors should reduce energy use by 34 percent.
Honda is also constructing a 20-million-gallon pond system behind the Marysville Auto Plant that will recycle rainwater to cool the plant in warm-weather months. The 7-acre pond is expected to save tens of thousands of dollars in energy costs and to significantly reduce the use of groundwater. The pond will be filled with runoff from parking lots and roofs.
Honda’s commitment to continuing environmental leadership includes green factory concepts dating from the earliest years of the company; Honda reuses parts containers, and recycles steel scrap and other materials on a continuing basis.
