KPIs, Trends & Insights
Below are the main sustainability quantitative KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) from recent years. Analysis of KPI trends have outlined the following insights:
Acquisitions/Divestments: In 2016, the data from ICL China YPH JV was integrated into the report. YPH JV is a major facility and its inclusion in the report has had major impacts on various indicators. Other sites purchased/sold since 2008 usually only had minor influences on ICL’s overall sustainability KPIs.
Energy
- In 2017, ICL’s total energy consumption remained almost constant compared to 2016. Direct Energy has slightly increased while Indirect energy has slightly decreased, due to a higher rate of electricity self-production of electricity at some ICL sites- a trend which is expected to strengthen with the full operation of the new Sdom power plant in 2018.
- The 18% increase in total energy consumption between the years 2015 to 2016 was impacted by the return to full production capacity of several of our largest energy consuming sites following a prolonged worker-strike at these sites in 2015, and from the addition of ICL China YPH JV.
- By the end of 2017, 95% (40/42) of ICL Israel’s main energy-consuming installations were converted to natural gas (NG), and 89% of the total remote fuel consumption of ICL Israel’s facilities was derived of NG.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- By 2017, ICL’s Global GHG emissions have been reduced by 23% compared with 2008 base year emissions.
- In 2017, a minor (2%) increase occurred in our Global GHG emissions. This increase is mostly attributed to ICL Israel sites temporarily returning to depending primarily on external electricity from the more carbon-intense Israel’s IEC national grid. We expect our GHG emissions to decrease in 2018, as the newly implemented, high-efficiency power plant in Sdom becomes fully operational.
- In the previous year, from 2015 to 2016, total GHG emissions have increased by 20%. This is mostly attributed to the addition of ICL China YPH JV.
Air Emissions
- Since 2008, ICL has lowered SOx emissions by 42%; NOx emissions by 84% and PM emissions by 66%. The most prominent cause of these reductions is our transition to natural gas use at ICL Israel.
- An increase in NOx and VOC emissions was recorded in 2017, mostly as a result of the start of operations of the new power station at ICL Dead Sea. This trend is expected to increase with full operation of the power plant in 2018. However, these emissions are an unavoidable consequence of increasing self-production of electricity, and replace indirect emissions by external power plants. Due to the full reliance on natural gas and the high efficiency of the new plant, we expect these added direct emissions to be lower than the avoided indirect emissions.
- PM emissions have reduced in 2017, due to a decrease in measured emissions in Rotem. Rotem emissions are expected to reduce further in upcoming years due to usage of new reduction technologies, as part of the implementation of the clean air act in Israel.
- SOx emissions are heavily dependent on the operation of the sulphuric acid production plant in ICL Rotem. Reduction measures for this facility are planned to be introduced in the coming years. These emissions have slightly increased absolutely in 2016-17 with the insertion of YPH to the database- but have also significantly decreased in relative terms of SOx per total phosphate production.
Water & Wastewater
- Freshwater consumption increased by 6% in 2017, and non-potable water consumption decreased by 7%. Both trends were mostly due to lack of availability of brackish well water at ICL Rotem (Israel), requiring the increased usage of potable water.
- We expect our water consumption to increase somewhat in the next few years, as major production facilities place new air emission filters and scrubbers that require water as part of their standard operation.
- we recorded an 8.7% increase in the amount of wastewater in 2017 compared to 2016 due to an increase in runoff (rainwater) measured and released into the sea at ICL UK.
Waste
- Non-Hazardous waste: There are no clear trends in regards to the amount of waste produced in our plants. Amounts can vary greatly from year to year. The main reasons are the large amounts of wastes usually created in one-time construction/renovation projects, and certain wastes types which are accumulated in storage ponds or areas for several years before being transferred to treatment by external professional companies. Non-Haz waste quantities decreased in 9% in 2017 for such reasons.
- Hazardous waste: quantities increased slightly, by 1.6K tonnes, in 2017. The main reason was an increase in the removal of filter cake waste, a significant waste stream which heavily fluctuates between years (and is removed only following specific accumulations.
Safety
- 4% decrease in total accidents (company+contractor employees) from 2016 to 2017. However, there was a 16 % increase in IR index for the same period (based only on company employee accidents, which have slightly increased in 2017, and total work hours which have slightly decreased). Proactive measures are taken to enhance reduction in both KPI’s. Read more…
- Unfortunately, one death of a contractor employee occurred during 2017. See Health & Safety for the details and actions taken following this incident.
Company information
| units | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $ millions | 5,405 | 5,363 | 5,418 | |
| Operating Income (loss) | $ millions | 765 | -3 | 629 | |
| Employees | # | 14,050 | 13,414 | 12,627 |
Environmental Performance
| units | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Direct | GJ (millions) | 19.5 | 22.4 | 23 |
| Indirect | GJ (millions) | 5.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |
| Water | Potable | m3(millions) | 18.9 | 19.1 | 20.2 |
| Non-potable | m3(millions) | 37.2 | 53.5 | 48.6 | |
| GHG | Scope 1 | CO2e tonnes (thousands) | 1,741 | 1,887 | 1,909 |
| Scope 2 (market based) | CO2e tonnes (thousands) | 756 | 1,083 | 1,138 | |
| Air | NOx | tonnes (thousands) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| SOx | tonnes (thousands) | 5.2 | 6 | 5.3 | |
| PM | tonnes (thousands) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | |
| VOC | tonnes (thousands) | 0.098 | 0.05 | 0.058 | |
| Waste | Total Haz Waste | tonnes (thousands) | 18.2 | 23.8 | 25.5 |
| Total Non-Haz waste | tonnes (thousands) | 47.5 | 62.8 | 57.1 | |
| Recycling Rate - Haz | % | 34 | 21 | 27 | |
| Recycling Rate - Non Haz | % | 59 | 60 | 55 |
Health & Safety
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of work accidents (IR) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| Rate of lost work days (SI) | 23.1 | 23 | 25.2 |
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