DEC 09 - 2025

A Partnership Built for Impact: The SMETS & Econetix Carbon Neutral Success Story

How Smets and Econetix are redefining carbon-neutral heavy machinery. SMETS Technology, a leading German manufacturer of road and runway cleaning trucks, is pushing environmental innovation to the next level — together with Econetix.

Although SMETS uses an environmentally friendly water-based cleaning system, every truck still generates unavoidable CO₂ emissions throughout its full lifecycle.

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To address this, Econetix calculates the entire 10-year carbon footprint upfront and offsets all emissions immediately through certified carbon credits. This allows SMETS to deliver fully carbon-neutral trucks from day one, giving airports and infrastructure operators a strong sustainability advantage.

This partnership marks a powerful step toward a net-zero future — demonstrating that even high-emission assets can become climate-neutral with the right strategy.