Transcript Alcan recognized early the need to tackle GHG emissions

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Alcan - Aluminium
Climate Change and Product Stewardship
Paola Kistler
Director Environment, EHS FIRST
Sustainable Ecosystems
and Social Stewardship
Waterloo, Canada
16 June 2007
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A World Leader in Aluminum and Packaging
PRIMARY METAL
BAUXITE AND ALUMINA
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ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
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PACKAGING
Alcan Inc.
2006 Revenues: US$20 billion
Employees: 65,000
Facilities: 470
Countries: 61
A Strategic Approach to Climate Change
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Alcan’s proactive and progressive approach to the reduction of GHG
emissions has been driven by a “win-win” philosophy – driven by a
sustainability approach.
Alcan’s strategy includes:
 Continued reduction in process-related GHG emissions
 Development of new technologies
 Promoting the use of aluminium as a contributor to reduce GHG
emissions through product lifecycle
 Engagement in the development of a global policy framework
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Alcan recognized early the need to tackle
GHG emissions
 Already in 2000 Alcan launched its first
TARGET program, a company-wide
greenhouse gas management program
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 TARGET includes reduction objectives
Smelter emissions - Worldwide comparison 1990 to 2006:
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Total smelter emissions (direct + indirect) reduced by 25%
Production increased by 35%
Intensity decreased by 45%
2006-2010 objective to further reduce direct GHG intensity by
10%
Continuous improvements in energy efficiency
in Alcan’s smelters to reduce GHG from
electricity production
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kWh/kg Al
Electricity consumed per kg of hot metal produced — Scope 2
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Alcan’s energy mix
Nuclear
7%
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Natural
Gas
18%
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Renewable
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
41%
Coal
23%
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Petroleum
11%
Alcan Smelting Technology Sales: Delivering
GHG reductions linked with cost efficiency
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 Alcan-Pechiney leading
smelting technology is used
by many companies
 Alcan has made an R&D
commitment to develop a 20
percent more energy efficient
and environmentally friendly
cell
Product Stewardship =
Sustainability aspects + life cycle thinking
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Raw material, production and distribution phases:
 Alcan greenhouse gas emissions total 32 million tonnes of CO2eq (10 t /t Al)
 PFC
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(1.0 t / t Al)
 Anode consumption
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(1.7 t /t Al)
 Smelter Electricity
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(5.0 t/t Al)
 Casting, Boiler
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(2.0 t/t Al)
 Other
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(0.5 t/t Al)
Use phase and end of life phase:
 Alcan’s products can deliver reductions of Millions of tonnes of GHG to our
customers
 Automotive 100 kt for light weighting: Reduction of 3 Mill tonnes of
CO2eq
 100 planes with new alloys: Reduction of 30 Mill tonnes of CO2eq
 5000 t for solar cooker: Reduction of 30 Mill tonnes of CO2eq
Raw materials/
suppliers
Alcan
Production
Distribution
Use by
Alcan’s
customer
Final use
(consumer)
End of Life
(disposal)
Life cycle assements are the key tools in the assessment of a product‘s footprint
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Aluminium and Climate Change Opportunities
 Recyclability
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 Opportunity: high recycling rates (90%) decrease substantially
product footprint, better than competitive materials
 Light weight
 Opportunity: replacing heavier materials in transport
applications
 Electrical properties
 Opportunity: Increase size of cable to improve energy
efficiency
 Barrier function
 Opportunity: More packaging of food to decrease food spoilage
 Brightness, reflectivity
 Opportunity: new product for renewable energy generation
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Serving our Customers in a Carbon-constrained
World
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1 Tonne
of
aluminium
20 Tonnes
of C02e
Emissions
1 Tonne
of
aluminium
Cars for today
and tomorrow
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48-80 Tonnes
of C02e
Emissions
Sustainable
Trains
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-Tonnes due
to new
aluminum
alloys &
techniques
300,000
Tonnes of
CO2e
emissions
Cooperation
with customers
in aerosapce
The Solar Cooker a win-win Product
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 Poverty alleviation by reducing costs of fuel and
by generating income.
 Avoidance of deforestation and its environmental
consequences
 Avoidance of respiratory diseases and eye
diseases caused by cooking with firewood inside
the house
 Avoidance of infectious diseases by providing the
possibility to sterilize water at no cost with Solar
Cookers.
1 Tonne
of
aluminium
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2000 - 3000
Tonnes
of C02e
Emissions
Committed to Mitigating Global Warming
 Energy efficiency
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 Technology advancements
 Product design and development
 A common goal
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