Reports Archive

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[...]

Risk Management & The Precautionary Principle

As part of ICL’s strategic planning to implement sustainable business activities, an organizational risk management structure has been established, including structured programs to promote the issue. Through a structured process which identifies risks and opportunities, ICL applies a precautionary principle to environmental and economic issues. Industrial production, in general, and the chemicals industry, in particular, require taking special precautionary measures to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. Some of our products, raw materials and production processes represent a high risk[...]

Research Center for Fertilizers & Plant Nutrition - Global Knowledge

In 2015, ICL established a Center for Fertilization and Plant Nutrition (CFPN). The CFPN is a global center for research and knowledge in the field of fertilizers and plant nutrition in conjunction with Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) - Volcani Center, part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel. The Bnei Shimon Regional Council are also members of the CFPN, representing the many farming communities in this part of the country. It was created in light of the[...]

Ag Tech

A key element of ICL’s strategy is to develop advanced solutions for the agricultural sector by creating global leadership in Innovative Ag solutions. We are pursuing this by leveraging our excellence in R&D to enhance our product pipeline and by creating new synergies between our extensive range of upstream and downstream products. 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to[...]

The Phoenix Plan

The Phoenix plan is a strategic project that includes the industrial development of the Bages basin which will create a wide impact related to the infrastructure and logistics of the area, as well as on international markets. With an initial investment of more than 240 million euros, the Phoenix Plan involves the extension and modernization of ICL’s facilities, improvement of transport infrastructure, expansion of logistics facilities at the Port of Barcelona and increased production of salt and potash. As a[...]

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Controlled Release Fertilizers

ICL is a world leader in controlled release fertilizers which enhance the nutrient efficiency and minimize leaching and volatilization into the environment. These products enable growers around the world to reduce fertilizer usage by 20-30% and simultaneously achieve higher quality crops and yields with a lower environmental impact. 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather,[...]

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Producing Fertilizers with Recycled Phosphate

Phosphate rock is an increasingly scarce source of phosphorous, and methods are underway to recover and recycle phosphates from other sources such as human sewage, animal manure and waste ash. ICL Fertilizers Europe’s goal is to replace phosphate rock with secondary phosphates. Phosphorus is an essential element for plant growth that cannot be replaced. As phosphate rock becomes scarcer, we are looking at various alternatives. We see a possibility of recycling phosphate. Currently, available secondary phosphate, found in sewage sludge as[...]

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PolyStyrene Loop: Retrieving Bromine

Launching of the PolyStyreneLoop Project: Circular Economy in Action The project is an essential contribution to the EU’s efforts to develop a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive economy.”Mr. Paolo Sandri ICL is one of the initiators of the PolyStyrene Loop (PSL)recycling project. This project contributes to the ‘circular economy’ by introducing a recycling scheme for PS foams containing HBCD. These foams have been long used as building insulation and also as packaging material. A physico-chemical recycling process can now[...]

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Circular Economy

ICL is developing products and methods that will enable it to be part of a circular economy. ICL is piloting production processes to close the loops and produce new products from waste. In its Phosphate Solutions division, ICL is working on finding new sources of phosphorous, which is a necessary mineral for healthy plants, from sources other than phosphate rock, such as human sewage, animal manure and waste ash. In the Industrial Products division, ICL is focused on retrieving bromine[...]

Product Safety & Responsibility

ICL’s approach to product safety involves evaluating and managing its products through their life cycle in a responsible manner. ICL continuously assesses the risks of new chemical products prior to commercialization. In addition, ICL evaluates existing products at every stage of their life cycle, from the production process, through the supply chain, their use and end of life. As a leading global chemical company, we are careful to ensure that the chemical substances we produce and sell are handled in[...]

VECAP - Voluntary Emissions Control Action Program

ICL Industrial Products (ICL-IP) has adopted a Voluntary Emissions Control Action Program (VECAP), a beyond-compliance program designed to reduce environmental emissions associated with flame retardants, as part of its product stewardship activities. ICL-IP works with its customers to reduce the environmental impact of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) throughout the value chain. In 2017, 70% of all BFRs sold by ICL-IP were covered under the VECAP program. VECAP’s mission is to increase awareness of chemical handling processes throughout the value chain.[...]

Water & Wastewater

ICL regards water as a high-value natural resource. Many ICL facilities are located in water-stressed regions, and the company is aware of the need to treat this high-value natural resource with care. Water conservation is, therefore, a prominent element of our business culture. ICL production facilities maintain various water conservation projects, from using brackish water to recycling wastewater. Water is the most widely consumed natural resource and the single most essential foundation of our existence. Clean, safe drinking water is[...]

Air Quality

ICL strives to continuously improve its environmental footprint. Reducing emissions to the air is a central goal of ICL’s environmental strategy. ICL regularly monitors emissions of pollutants in order to better manage our operations. ICL is taking steps to reduce air emissions by implementing innovative emission prevention solutions and switching to cleaner fuels. Air pollutants include substances, gases, and particles in the air, whether from natural sources or the result of human activity. Human endeavors, such as energy generation, industrial[...]

GHG & Climate Change

ICL has set a goal of achieving a 30% reduction in its overall Scope 1+2+3 emissions by 2020 (using 2008 as its base year) ICL takes extensive actions to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The main initiatives include reducing GHG emissions from chemical processes, transitioning to natural gas as a primary fuel source and pursuing a multi-year energy efficiency plan. The result has been a reduction of our global GHG emissions by 23% compared with the 2008 base year[...]

Waste

ICL implements a “circular economy” approach. In Israel, primarily, the waste streams of some plants serve as input materials for other production processes. In other production sites, ICL uses streams from other companies as part of a broader value chain. The Company is trying to “close the loop” for both its production processes and its products. Most industrial processes have various types of byproducts. Some industrial wastes can be introduced back into the production processes, others can be used by[...]

Energy

ICL strives to continuously improve energy efficiency and decrease its emissions. It is doing so by increasing its use of clean and renewable energy, utilizing highly efficient electricity production units (natural gas based co-generation) and implementing multi-year energy efficiency programs. All industrial activity requires energy. Our energy consumption is both direct and indirect. Direct energy is energy produced by burning fuel, mainly used to operate steam boilers, electricity generators and similar installations at our sites, as well as fuel for[...]