ITP MEDIA GROUP / BUSINESS JANUARY 2021 • VOLUME 15, ISSUE 01 BOBCAT LAUNCHES NEW GENERATION OF ROTARY TELEHANDLERS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH MAGNICONTENTS 03 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021 10 People The AEM Hall of Fame 2020 inductees 13 Training Digital PAL license to replace physical cards 14 Excavators Leica-ready factory kit available for the Doosan DX255LC-5 16 Tyres Apollo launches the XT-100HD cross-ply tyre for CVs 08 Manufacturing General Motors to bring 30 EVs to market by 2025 36 Materials processing Terex Hydroscrub 200 engi- neered for wash recycling 38 Heavy transport Al Faris and Goldhofer cel- ebrate 12-year partnership 40 Cranes Liebherr introduces battery- powered crawler cranes 18 Cover story Bobcat launches new genera- tion of rotary telehandlers 24 Trucks HINO introduces auto- matic transmission model to medium-duty truck range in the Middle East 26 Fleet Tristar expands truck fl eet for Shell in Oman 34 Buses MAN Truck & Bus receives order for 100 buses from Foughal Bus Group in Morocco JANUARY 2021 VOLUME 15 • ISSUE 01 18 24EDITOR’S LETTER 04 BY DENNIS DANIEL PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021 A report published early in 2020 by the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO- led coalition working to enable the global energy transition through hydrogen, shows that the cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply within the next decade, sooner than previously expected. As scale up of hydrogen production, distribution, as well as of equipment and component manufacturing continues, cost is projected to decrease by up to 50% by 2030 for a wide range of applications, making hydrogen competitive with other low-carbon alternatives and, in some cases, even conventional options. The study is based on 25,000 data points gathered and analysed from 30 companies and represents the entire hydrogen value chain across four key geographies (US, Europe, Japan/Korea, and China). The report shows that signifi cant cost reductions are expected across diff erent hydrogen applications. For more than 20 of them, such as long-distance and heavy- duty transportation, industrial heating, and heavy industry feedstock, which together comprise roughly 15% of global energy consumption, the hydrogen route appears the decarbonisation option of choice. This cost trajectory can be attributed mainly to scale-up that positively impacts the three main cost drivers: strong fall in the cost of producing low carbon and renewable hydrogen; lower distribution and refuelling costs thanks to higher load utilisation and scale eff ect on infrastructure utilisation; and dramatic drop in the cost of components for end-use equipment under scaling up of manufacturing. To deliver on this opportunity, supporting policies will be required in key geographies, together with investment support of around $70 billion in the lead up to 2030 in order to scale up and achieve hydrogen competitiveness. While this fi gure is sizable, it accounts for less than 5% of annual global spending on energy. 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As the price of electrolyzers declines, green hydrogen will be widely available at a lower cost. However, carbon neutrality can’t be achieved without private investment and government support. This is where alliances come into play. In Japan, Toyota has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), a new organization that promotes global collaboration and the formation of a hydrogen supply chain. In Europe, Daimler Truck, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group are collaborating under an initiative named ‘H2Accelerate’ to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in the continent. The Hydrogen Council, based in Belgium, has grown from 13 founding companies in 2017 to 92 members in three years. This crisis will defi ne our energy production and consumption for at least a generation, according to Benoît Potier, co-chair of the Hydrogen Council. 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Box 34983 Tel: +971 2 550 4988 Tel: 800-LIFTING : 052-LIFTING LENDING A HAND AND DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR YOUS cania is by establishing a wholly-owned truck production facility in China’s Jiangsu Province, 150 km northwest of Shanghai. Series production is scheduled to start in early 2022. This follows the company’s Scania’s acquisition of Nantong Gaokai Auto Manufacturing Ltd. Henrik Henriksson, president and CEO, Scania, said: “Our expansion in China will be made step by step and in pace with the posi- tive development of market conditions and the increasing demand for modern vehicles with a higher technology content that will follow. Until the end of the 2020s, we will make signifi cant investments in order to benefi t from this development as well as to establish China as the third leg in our global production structure.” The rapid transformation into a more open and market economy-based system, which is currently taking place in China, has prompted Scania’s decision to invest in the country. In order to increase competition, China is now opening up for foreign-owned companies to carry out operations in the country – and thereby also contribute to the major sustainability initiatives that are being implemented. “Increasing the presence in the Chinese market is crucial for Scania and the TRATON Group’s global growth. Our operations in the country will gradually be expanded and de- veloped into a full-scale unit in Scania’s global production and supplier structure. The goal is not only to make China our third industrial leg but also to a regional centre for sales to other Asian markets,” said Henriksson. China is the world’s single largest market for commercial vehicles and currently accounts for 40 percent of global sales. The market is dominated by national manufacturers, but the demand for modern vehicles with a higher technology content, better performance and higher availability is increasing with the need for more effi cient logistics and sustainable transport. Scania estimates that its entire product range of combustion engine technol- ogy for renewable biofuels as well as electrifi ed products will be a good fi t for the Chinese mar- ket. Scania’s investments in China also include establishing research and development in the country. As a result of these investments, China will replace Brazil as Scania’s largest single market by the end of the decade. “This will strengthen the international competitiveness and ability of Scania to be leader in sustainable transport, as our pres- ence provides increased access to leading technologies and expertise in areas such as electrifi ed and autonomous vehicles. We are aiming for sales in China at the end of the 2020s of at least the same volume as that of our currently single largest market, Brazil,” said Henriksson. Matthias Gründler, CEO, Traton Group, which owns the Scania and MAN Truck & Bus brands, said: “The technological demands being placed on commercial vehicles are growing around the world and are increas- ingly converging in international markets. This trend is creating new opportunities for our brands and their products. The Traton Group intends to be a global champion in all key markets, and the construction of a Scania plant in China will move the entire group one step closer to reaching this goal.” MAN Truck & Bus has maintained a stra- tegic partnership with Sinotruk, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles in China, since 2009. MAN also holds a stake of 25 % plus one share in Sinotruk, an invest- ment that enables MAN to participate in the Chinese market. In addition to the collabora- tion with Sinotruk in the volume segment, Traton serves the small, yet growing market of premium trucks through the export of MAN vehicles to China. SCANIA TO MANUFACTURE TRUCKS IN CHINA FROM 2022 MANUFACTURING 6 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021I NEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. The acquisition secures the future of the site and safeguards many jobs that might otherwise have been lost. Hambach is a state-of-the-art facility with a highly skilled workforce and is well located for access to markets, suppliers, and automo- tive talent. Under the terms of the acquisi- tion, Mercedes-Benz will contract INEOS to continue to produce the smart EQ fortwo electric vehicles and some Mercedes-Benz components at Hambach. When combined with INEOS’s plans for the Grenadier, this translates into some 1,300 jobs at Hambach, including commitments to onsite suppliers. Jim Ratcliff e, chairman, INEOS Group, H aulotte established its fi rst offi ce in China 15 years ago to focus on selling equipment, and not long after, the company built a dedicated manufacturing facility to serve both local and overseas markets. During the last decade, the Chinese MEWP industry has dramatically increased with a planned 5 year-CAGR of around 35%. To keep up with such increasing demand, Haulotte has announced a new plant, under a project named ‘Fei Long’. This facility will be the fl agship of Haulotte’s ambition in China with its 4.0 designed factory on 80,000 sqm of land. The 44,000 sqm building will signifi - cantly enable Haulotte to widen the range of local production, which will soon include both telescopic and articulated booms. Located in the Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, close to its fi rst original plant, the new facility will benefi t from the latest technologies in terms of organization and process, such as the capacity to design locally customized solutions. The ‘Fei Long’ project will be conveniently located near the highway said: “Hambach presented us with a unique opportunity that we simply could not ignore: to buy a modern automotive manufacturing facility with a world-class workforce. INEOS Automotive set out a vision to build the world’s best utilitarian 4x4, and at our new home in Hambach, we will do just that.” Hambach has an excellent track record which will ease logistics and allow Haulotte to be closer to local suppliers. Construction of the new plant began in October 2020, with an opening scheduled for the fi rst half of 2022. Haulotte recently reiterated its long-term commitment to China at the Bauma China 2020 expo. Tim Mo, Haulotte’s marketing manager in Shanghai, said: “During the exhibition, Haulotte announced its latest investment plan in China, namely the establishment of a second brand new factory in China. amongst Mercedes plants for the quality of its output, and recently benefi ted from a major investment to enable the production of larger vehicles. Additionally, the site’s location on the French-German border, only 200 km from Stuttgart, gives excellent access to supply chains, automotive talent and target markets. Manufacturing at Hambach ensures that INEOS remains on track to meet its plans to de- liver the Grenadier to customers in early 2022. Dirk Heilmann, CEO, INEOS Automotive, commented: “This acquisition marks our big- gest milestone yet in the development of the Grenadier. Alongside the exhaustive testing programme that our prototype vehicles are now undergoing, we can now begin prepa- rations at Hambach to build our 4x4 from late next year for delivery to our customers around the globe.” The factory, located in Changzhou, will be Haulotte’s most advanced factory in the world. It will provide a full range of products from scissor lifts to articulating and telescop- ing booms to customers in China and the rest of the world. At the same time, Haulotte Shanghai has also reached a cooperation with IPAF China and plans to continue to vigor- ously promote the safe operation concept and training of MEWP in 2021, through compre- hensive training services for all its custom- ers.” INEOS CONFIRMS PRODUCTION OF THE GRENADIER IN FRANCE, ACQUIRES FORMER MERCEDES-BENZ SITE IN HAMBACH HAULOTTE BUILDS SECOND MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHINA MANUFACTURING 7 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021 The Ultium platform is fl exible enough to build a wide range of EVs including cars and trucks and is the heart of GM’s future EV lineup. G eneral Motors (GM) has announced it will launch 30 electric vehicles (EVs) around the world by 2025, and that forty percent of the company’s U.S. entries will be battery electric vehicles by the end of 2025. To enable this, more than half of GM’s capital spending and product development team will be devoted to electric and electric- autonomous vehicle programmes. GM’s versatile Ultium platform provides the building blocks for everything, from mass market to high performance vehicles – all from a single, common cell in most markets and a set of interchangeable propulsion com- ponents. Ultium is fl exible enough to build a wide range of EVs including cars and trucks and is the heart of GM’s future EV lineup. GM is projecting that its second-generation Ultium packs, expected mid-decade, will cost 60 percent less than the batteries in use today with twice the energy density expected. Ultium-based EVs, when produced, will be capable of driving ranges up to 450 miles on a full charge. These second-generation cells will get closer to cost parity with gas-powered engines due to their design which enables higher energy density and uses less non-active material, making more room for the part of the battery that produces energy; manufac- turing effi ciencies through GM’s Ultium Cells joint venture with LG Chem; better integra- tion between vehicles and their battery packs, enabling fewer cells and modules; and less expensive cathodes, reduced active material, novel electrolytes and the fi rst use of lithium metal anodes in a GM battery. GM has completed hundreds of test cycles on the multi-layer prototypes of this next-generation Ultium cell chemistry. The modular and highly fl exible qualities of the Ultium system, along with engineering advances in battery technology, the use of virtual development tools and lessons learned during the Hummer EV development process, have enabled GM to bring EVs to market much faster than originally planned. The 2022 GMC Hummer EV’s development time of 26 months – down from about 50 months – is now the benchmark. GENERAL MOTORS GEARS UP FOR AN ALL-ELECTRIC FUTURE, AIMS TO BRING 30 EVS TO MARKET BY 2025 MANUFACTURING 8 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021 The second-generation Ultium cells are developed at GM’s Chemical and Materials Systems Lab, which features a fabrication line with polymer mixing, slurries, a coating machine and a cell assembly room. Prototype of the second-generation Ultium battery cell. The development schedules for 12 vehicle programs have been moved up, including GMC Hummer EV; three other GMC Ultium variants, including an EV pickup; four Chev- rolet EVs, including a pickup and compact crossover; and four Cadillacs. In addition, Buick’s EV lineup will include two Ultium- based EVs. After the GMC Hummer EV, the next EV to launch will be the Lyriq, Cadillac’s fi rst all-electric vehicle, which will arrive in the fi rst quarter of 2022, nine months ahead of schedule. GM is doing most of the development work on these cells internally at its Chemical and Materials Systems Lab, located at the Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. This facility features a fabrication line with poly- mer mixing, slurries, a coating machine and a cell assembly room. Next year, GM will break ground on an all-new Battery Innovation Lab and Manufacturing Technology Center to develop the next-generation Ultium battery chemistry. GM also continues to explore third-party licensing for its Ultium EV ar- chitecture, batteries and propulsion systems, along with its Hydrotec fuel cell technology developed with Honda. Mary Barra, CEO, GM, said: “We can accelerate our EV plans because we are rapidly building a competitive advantage in batteries, software, vehicle integration, manufacturing and customer experience. Ultium is already changing the way custom- ers and investors view our company. The all-electric future we are building integrates all the things we do better than anybody else so that we can put everyone in an EV, gener- ate profi table growth and create shareholder value.” Doug Parks, executive vice president of global product development, purchasing and supply chain, GM, added: “GM’s EV develop- ment times are speeding up and costs are going down rapidly, so we expect our Ultium EV programs to be profi table from the fi rst generation. It’s not just the cost and perfor- mance of our innovative EV components that will give us a competitive advantage in a fast-changing industry, but how we integrate them with other advanced systems like ‘su- per cruise’, our vehicle intelligence platform electrical architecture and other technolo- gies pioneered in our traditional portfolio.” FACTORY ZERO WILL BE GM’S FLAGSHIP, MOST ADVANCED ASSEMBLY PLANT Factory Zero, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, GM’s all-electric vehicle assembly plant, is the fi rst automotive plant in the U.S. to install dedicated 5G fi xed mobile network technology. Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service is operating now at Fac- tory Zero, with its exponential increases in both bandwidth and speed supporting the ongoing transformation of the plant as it prepares to begin producing EVs in 2021. Key benefi ts of 5G in a manufacturing plant include reliability, speed and sheer scale. 5G’s massive bandwidth off ers the possibility to manage thousands of devices across Factory Zero’s more than 4 million square feet of space, with ample capacity to support emerging technologies. Verizon Business announced GM is one of its fi rst enterprise customers to use 5G Ultra Wideband service. Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network has considerably faster download speeds and greater bandwidth than 4G networks. Factory Zero is being completely retooled with a $2.2 billion investment, the largest ever for a GM manufacturing facility. Once fully operational, the plant will create more than 2,200 U.S. manufacturing jobs, and the new 5G connection will transmit critical application data securely and quickly for the manufacturing team. Both the upcoming GMC Hummer EV and the Cruise Origin will be built at Factory Zero on GM’s Ultium battery platform. Phil Kienle, vice president of North America manufacturing and labor relations, GM, said: “Installing 5G at Factory Zero is an essential step in the transformation of this plant, and signals how important advanced manufacturing is in the ongoing race to an EV future. Today, the Internet of Things is transforming manufacturing plants, enabling connected devices to deliver impor- tant benefi ts to quality and safety. Countless systems and equipment rely on connectivity, such as robotics, sensors and the automated guided vehicles that deliver materials across the factory fl oor. Our workers rely on fast and reliable communication and need to trust their tools, including digital tools.” MANUFACTURING 9 PLANT / MACHINERY / VEHICLESwww.pmvmiddleeast.comJANUARY 2021Next >