Clark Material Handling Company will use Woodward Governor Co's MI-4 emissions control systems in its US and Asia-bound propane forklifts.

The MI-4 system uses fuel, air and ignition control modules to meet emissions standards, including the 2004 EPA standards in the USA. Daewoo signed a similar agreement with Woodward this year. Click here for Forkliftaction.com News's coverage: http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/newsdisplay.asp?nwid=902.

"The technical capabilities of the MI-4 system offer an excellent solution for (the forklift) market," Woodward vice president Tim Loyd said.

Clark MHC CEO Kevin Reardon said emissions control was a considerable expense all forklift makers had to face.

"Everybody's got to comply, no one is excluded, so it's an expense we all have to endure. Companies making their own engines, such as Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota, will be better equipped to handle it," he said.

"For the rest of us who buy engines for our trucks, this expense could add hundreds to the cost of a forklift in those markets."

As with the Daewoo agreement, Natural Gas Vehicle International in Korea will fit and certify the Woodward system on Clark's General Motors and Mitsubishi engines.