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.
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.