sustainable ecosystems and social stewardship waterloo, canada 16 june 2007
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© 2007 ALCAN INC
Sustainable Ecosystems and Social Stewardship
Waterloo, Canada
16 June 2007
Alcan - Aluminium Climate Change and Product Stewardship
Paola KistlerDirector Environment, EHS FIRST
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BAUXITE AND ALUMINA PRIMARY METAL
ENGINEERED PRODUCTS PACKAGING
A World Leader in Aluminum and Packaging
Alcan Inc.2006 Revenues: US$20 billionEmployees: 65,000Facilities: 470Countries: 61
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A Strategic Approach to Climate Change
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
Smelter emissions - Worldwide comparison 1990 to 2006:
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%
Already in 2000 Alcan launched its first TARGET program, a company-wide greenhouse gas management program
TARGET includes reduction objectives
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Electricity consumed per kg of hot metal produced — Scope 2
15.8 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.8 15.915.4 15.1 15.2 14.9
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
kWh/
kg A
l
Continuous improvements in energy efficiency in Alcan’s smelters to reduce GHG from electricity production
Natural Gas18%
Petroleum11%
Coal23%
Nuclear7%
Renewable41%
Alcan’s energy mix
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Alcan Smelting Technology Sales: Delivering GHG reductions linked with cost efficiency
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
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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 3 (1.0 t / t Al) Anode consumption 5 (1.7 t /t Al) Smelter Electricity 15 (5.0 t/t Al) Casting, Boiler 6 (2.0 t/t Al) Other 3 (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
Product Stewardship = Sustainability aspects + life cycle thinking
End of Life (disposal)
Raw materials/suppliers
AlcanProduction
DistributionUse by Alcan’s
customer
Final use(consumer)
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
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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1 Tonneof
aluminium
20 Tonnesof C02e
Emissions
1 Tonneof
aluminium48-80 Tonnes
of C02eEmissions
Cooperation with customers in aerosapce
Sustainable Trains
Cars for today and tomorrow
Serving our Customers in a Carbon-constrained World
-15 -Tonnes
due to new aluminum alloys &
techniques
300,000 Tonnes of
CO2e emissions
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The Solar Cooker a win-win Product
1 Tonneof
aluminium 2000 - 3000 Tonnesof C02e
Emissions
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.
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Committed to Mitigating Global Warming
Energy efficiency
Technology advancements
Product design and development
A common goal
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