Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

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Key figures environment

Environmental impact

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

Mio. UBP

 

Mio. UBP

 

%

Electricity

 

73,398

 

110,678

 

-33.7

Combustibles

 

149,056

 

165,009

 

-9.7

Fuels

 

19,869

 

17,645

 

12.6

Disposal

 

3,540

 

3,864

 

-8.4

Solvents

 

1,118

 

1,107

 

1.0

Water and waste water

 

1,193

 

1,231

 

-3.1

Total

 

248,174

 

299,534

 

-17.1

Environmental impact measured in impact points (UBP) according to Swiss impact assessment method of ecological scarcity (version 2021), based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8) and local electricity mix (market-based).

Material usage

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

Raw material plastics

 

79,942

 

84,236

 

-5.1

Raw material metal

 

69,814

 

74,560

 

-6.4

Raw material mineral

 

147,263

 

174,874

 

-15.8

Raw materials acrylic

 

2,612

 

2,452

 

6.5

Other raw materials

 

122

 

129

 

-4.9

Semi-finished products

 

66,119

 

68,376

 

-3.3

Finished products

 

50,073

 

52,672

 

-4.9

Total

 

415,945

 

457,299

 

-9.0

Energy consumption

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

GWh

 

GWh

 

%

Electricity

 

219.0

 

231.6

 

-5.5

District heating

 

15.9

 

17.1

 

-7.0

Combustibles

 

452.9

 

504.9

 

-10.3

Natural gas

 

372.9

 

423.6

 

-12.0

Biogas

 

8.0

 

9.7

 

-18.0

Liquified petroleum gas (LPG)

 

71.6

 

71.5

 

0.2

Diesel for electricity generation

 

0.2

 

0.1

 

173.8

Heating oil extra light

 

0.10

 

0.02

 

473.4

Fuels

 

24.9

 

22.1

 

12.6

Total

 

712.6

 

775.7

 

-8.1

Electricity mix

 

 

 

 

Renewable

 

Fossil

 

Nuclear

 

Others

2022

 

GWh

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Europe

 

93.6

 

44.4

 

40.9

 

14.7

 

0.0

USA

 

5.0

 

7.3

 

72.9

 

19.8

 

0.0

China

 

6.0

 

30.1

 

66.5

 

3.4

 

0.0

India

 

2.6

 

21.6

 

75.6

 

2.8

 

0.0

Green electricity

 

111.8

 

100.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Total

 

219.0

 

71.3

 

21.8

 

6.9

 

0.0

Calculation based on local electricity mix (market-based)

 

 

 

 

Renewable

 

Fossil

 

Nuclear

 

Others

2021

 

GWh

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Europe

 

132.5

 

43.1

 

44.9

 

12.0

 

0.0

USA

 

5.9

 

3.8

 

92.3

 

3.9

 

0.0

China

 

6.1

 

27.9

 

67.5

 

4.6

 

0.0

India

 

2.0

 

20.2

 

77.0

 

2.8

 

0.0

Green electricity

 

85.1

 

100.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Total

 

231.6

 

62.4

 

30.5

 

7.1

 

0.0

Calculation based on local electricity mix (market-based)

CO2 emissions

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

Scope 1

 

103,782

 

113,572

 

-8.6

Combustibles

 

96,881

 

107,540

 

-9.9

Fuels

 

6,641

 

5,883

 

12.9

Process emissions

 

260

 

149

 

74.0

Scope 2

 

46,809

 

70,314

 

-33.4

Electricity

 

46,497

 

69,977

 

-33.6

District heating

 

312

 

336

 

-7.3

Scope 1 and 2

 

150,591

 

183,886

 

-18.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

742,402

 

757,572

 

-2.0

Provision of combustibles and fuels

 

26,273

 

27,944

 

-6.0

Business flights

 

732

 

423

 

73.0

Intercompany and distribution logistics

 

65,889

 

70,666

 

-6.8

Use of sold products 1

 

44,668

 

49,240

 

-9.3

Disposal of sold products

 

299,895

 

315,946

 

-5.1

CO2 emissions calculated according to IPCC 2013, based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8) and local electricity mix (market-based).

1

Direct CO2 emissions from electricity consumption and warm water generation

Air emissions

 

 

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

kg

 

kg

 

%

NOx

 

direct

 

76,221

 

83,804

 

-9.0

 

 

indirect

 

118,404

 

136,359

 

-13.2

 

 

Total NOx

 

194,625

 

220,163

 

-11.6

SO2

 

direct

 

85,230

 

85,096

 

0.2

 

 

indirect

 

170,778

 

200,775

 

-14.9

 

 

Total SO2

 

256,008

 

285,871

 

-10.4

NMVOC

 

direct

 

117,894

 

129,240

 

-8.8

 

 

indirect

 

11,920

 

16,099

 

-26.0

 

 

Total NMVOC

 

129,814

 

145,339

 

-10.7

Dust (PM10)

 

direct

 

28,090

 

26,151

 

7.4

 

 

indirect

 

69,961

 

111,920

 

-37.5

 

 

Total dust

 

98,051

 

138,071

 

-29.0

CFC11 equivalents

 

direct

 

0.002

 

0.0

 

-

 

 

indirect

 

2.0

 

2.8

 

-26.3

 

 

Total CFC11 equivalents

 

2.0

 

2.8

 

-26.3

 Calculation based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8)

Water

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

m 3

 

m 3

 

%

Drinking water

 

314,280

 

333,887

 

-5.9

Well water

 

370,506

 

380,269

 

-2.6

River and lake water

 

214,710

 

200,786

 

6.9

Rain water

 

8,911

 

10,288

 

-13.4

Total

 

908,407

 

925,230

 

-1.8

Waste water

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

m 3

 

m 3

 

%

Domestic waste water

 

170,113

 

173,112

 

-1.7

Process water ceramic

 

489,961

 

499,667

 

-1.9

Other waste water

 

13,256

 

13,390

 

-1.0

Total

 

673,330

 

686,169

 

-1.9

Waste

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

to incineration

 

1,292

 

1,282

 

0.8

to inert waste landfill

 

8,622

 

9,265

 

-6.9

to mixed waste landfill

 

494

 

843

 

-41.4

to external recycling

 

55,787

 

62,341

 

-10.5

to hazardous waste incineration

 

639

 

585

 

9.2

to hazardous waste recycling

 

720

 

673

 

6.9

Total

 

67,554

 

74,989

 

-9.9