ENERGY & EMISSIONS
Highlights:
- 246,588 GJ energy carriers consumed in 2023,
- 0.15% energy carriers compared to 2022
We aim to maximise energy efficiency, reducing consumption wherever possible through continuous investments.
The primary energy carrier consumed is electricity, used to power the holding furnaces, machining and compressed air production systems, die-casting machines, and gravity and low-pressure casting systems.
Natural gas is used in melting furnaces, in furnaces for heat-treating cast parts, and for heating the facilities.
We use diesel to power our industrial vehicles. The use of this energy carrier is minimal, accounting for only 0.8% of total energy consumption.
- 26% reduction in Scope 1 emissions compared to 2021
- 28% reduction in market-based Scope 2 emissions compared to 2022.
Since energy consumption is the main source of emissions, it is the key focus of our sustainability efforts.
Over the years, we have implemented numerous efficiency improvements, including replacing outdated equipment with high-efficiency technology and minimising waste.
In 2023, we purchased 29% of our total electricity consumption from renewable sources.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Highlights:
- 8,628.44 tonnes of waste
- 87% waste recovery rate
Several of our manufacturing processes – by their very nature – serve as circular economy models due to the intrinsic properties of the raw material used: aluminium, which is theoretically infinitely recyclable.
We primarily use aluminium from secondary alloys and reintegrate most aluminium production scraps into our process, rather than disposing of them as waste. For chips and swarf, we have acquired specialised machinery (briquetting machines) over the years that compresses and compacts metal chips, significantly reducing the emulsions contained within. The compacted chips and swarf are then sent to a Supplier to be transformed into aluminium ingots. Sprues, on the other hand, are re-melted in-house.
Circular economy principles extend to product packaging as well. We prioritise specific metal, plastic or preformed containers that are reused over time. Cardboard and wooden pallets are used sparingly and only when necessary.
The main types of waste generated are:
- Spent sand moulds and cores (classified as non-hazardous waste);
- Aluminium turnings (classified as non-hazardous waste);
- Spent oil emulsions (classified as hazardous waste).
