Recent highlights from our manufacturing sites

  

Argentina

The Electrification industrial plant in Bella Vista (Tucumán province) becomes one of the first facilities in Argentina to obtain the UL2799 “Zero Waste to Landfill” certification, achieving the Silver category, with 91.4% of waste reused, recycled or recovered, preventing it from reaching landfills.

Spain

Our factory in Oiartzun, Spain, has reached a major sustainability milestone, becoming the first ABB site in Spain to achieve zero operational emissions under our global Mission to Zero™ program. The factory is has also achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status, reinforcing its commitment to responsible resource use. 

Sweden

ABB Alingsås has received a Platinum rating for sending Zero Waste to Landfill. Alingsås diverts 100% of its waste by reusing, recycling, and converting it to energy and is the first ABB site in Sweden to receive the certification. Employees have also taken the initiative to reduce waste, opting for reusable cups instead of paper ones, sending broken wooden pallets for repair and optimizing waste sorting.

 

ABB Västerås has also received a platinum rating for sending Zero Waste to Landfill. By improving and optimizing waste sorting, reducing combustible waste sent to energy recovery and a strong sustainability culture, the site diverts 100% of its waste. The site’s diverse sustainability group is one key for the success and was a driver in the work sending wood waste for reuse in furniture instead of energy recovery.

Italy

Our Smart Power’s Garbagnate Monastero facility in Italy achieved a Gold rating for Zero Waste to Landfill, independently validated by UL Solutions using UL 2799, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Zero Waste to Landfill. The site, which produces enclosures for low-voltage power distribution systems, successfully diverted 99% of its waste from landfill in 2023.

 

ABB Frosinone in Italy was the first ABB facility worldwide to achieve platinum rating for zero waste to landfill. To achieve the platinum rating, 100% of the Frosinone site’s waste is diverted from landfill. 9% is thermal -processed for energy recovery.

China

In November 2025, ABB Xinhui Low Voltage Switch Co., Ltd. officially received the UL 2799 Zero Waste to Landfill “Platinum Level” certification. This is w the second “Platinum” certificate obtained by ABB’s smart power business in China and the fifth UL 2799 certificate obtained by ABB in China.