What is the carbon footprint of a truck body built in Namakkal, and where does it come from?
Mostly from the steel. A body using 2 tonnes of steel at about 2.3 tonnes CO2 per tonne carries roughly 4.6 tonnes before your own welding, painting and power. Ask steel suppliers for their figure; use an average labelled as an estimate until they reply.
Inputs
- Steel sheet, sections and tubes by weight, from invoices.
- Paint and primer, welding gas and electrodes.
- Electricity and diesel used in the shed.
Lower it
Lighter designs with high strength steel cut tonnes per body, and buyers notice lower weight and fuel use.
Example: one body
- 2.0 t steel × 2.3 t CO2/t = 4.6 t CO2
- Add your own power, diesel and paint
2.3 is an illustrative average for blast furnace steel; replace it with supplier data.
What Senseible does here
Senseible turns supplier invoices into a Scope 3 record with the supplier, quantity and factor behind every figure, so you can see which data is still missing.
Sources: GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Last reviewed 2026-10-22.