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Energy Efficiency

Austin Powder is seeking opportunities to improve energy efficiency in all its operations. This includes the use of more efficient technologies, optimizing processes, and reducing energy consumption. Furthermore, the adoption of renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, for the company’s operations is one of the initiatives being pursued.
In 2023, Austin Powder recalculated the 2022 energy consumption, totaling 1,042.89 GWh—a 5% increase from 2022—mainly driven by ammonia production at our USN and Juramento facilities. Despite this rise, CO2e emissions decreased, thanks to operational changes like the termination of nitric acid production in Mexico. Renewable energy efforts, including solar installations in Brazil, Poland, and Zimbabwe, added 104 MWh. Guided by our SHES policy, we remain focused on sustainability through water conservation, waste management, and advancing circular economy practices.

In 2023, the sum of the consumption from all reporting units resulted in a total value of 1,042.89 GWh, representing a 5% increase compared to the previous year’s consumption (995.79 GWh). More than 75% of the total energy consumption was in the form of natural gas combustion, mainly driven by the natural gas demand of the USN and Juramento facilities (very energy-intensive sites that consume large amounts of natural gas to carry out their activity) for the production of ammonia, which amounted to 743,79 GWh during 2023. Furthermore, USN, Juramento and Mexico represented 83% of the company’s total energy consumption.

Regarding renewable energy, Brazil, Poland, and Zimbabwe produced a combined amount of 104 MWh of renewable electricity thanks to their solar energy installations.

It is worth noting that while energy consumption slightly increased during 2023, CO2e emissions were reduced. This is explained by:

  • An increase in ammonia production in Juramento in 2023, a very energy-intensive facility, substantially increased the company’s natural gas consumption.
  • The termination of this process in Mexico in 2023 reduced emissions from nitric acid production, significantly reducing the company’s scope 1 emissions.

Aligned with the established foundations in its integrated SHES policy, Austin Powder directs part of its performance improvement towards sustainability by driving water consumption and waste management strategies, through which it establishes processes for efficient water usage and reduction, as well as for developing waste management towards valorization processes through recycling and the circular economy.

The improvement in these areas is based on Austin Powder’s common criteria, considering that subsequent actions derived from these issues are subject to the environmental regulations of each operating area and the specific needs of each reporting unit, giving them a specific and independent nature.

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