AAK sustainability report 2018

Driven by the inclusion of four new sites and larger processed volumes in 2018, AAK’s production sites had a combined direct energy consumption of 5,013,000 Gj, an increase of 14.2 percent compared to 2017. Direct energy consumption from renewable resources consti- tutes 23 percent which unfortunately is a step backwards from 27 percent last year due to new production sites having less renewable resources. During the same period, and for the same reasons electricity and steam purchases (indirect energy consumption) increased by 15.3 percent to 1,025,000 Gj. The proportion of green electricity constitutes 34 percent. So, total energy consumption reached 6,038,000 Gj, an increase of 14.4 percent. Energy efficiency Total energy consumption per processed unit decreased with 1.3 percent on the AAK scope 2016 production sites. Progress has however been challenged by two factors: 1. A strategic decision to increase the production of highly refined products which require more energy to process. 2. An extra cold winter on the East Coast of the US requiring more energy in the production. The new baseline including the four new production sites is 4.3 percent higher than in 2017. We have ongoing energy efficiency projects on all production sites and expect to keep progressing in the coming years. Energy 42 Contributes to: Energy consumption Per unit processed material 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.52 2.37 2.33 2.25 New baseline 2.20 2.35 Purchased electricity and steam 2018 34% Renewable 66% Non-renewable New baseline Direct energy consumption 2018 – per energy 4% Biofuel 10% Coal 16% Fuel oil 19% Biomass 51% Gas New baseline 42