Professional paper

Eco-innovation in manufacturing plants illustrated with an example of steel products development

B. Gajdzik ; Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland
D. Burchart-Korol ; Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland

Abstract

The article focuses on an important, from the economic point of view, topic of manufacturing plants’ innovation. It presents the effects of re-design and development of products of selected steelworks. The importance of environment friendly changes in the development of manufacturing products is also stressed in the article. The eco-innovation in connection with metallurgical products means technical, organizational and marketing changes. All innovations are orientated on eliminating or/and reducing the product’s negative environmental impact.

Keywords

eco-innovation; environment friendly design; product development

Hrčak ID:

60858

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/60858

Publication date:

3.1.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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