86 Environment
Environmental data ALTANA
2015 2016 Δ %
Production of finished goods (t) 511,632 516,107 1
Energy consumption (MWh)
Total 685,746 638,897 - 7
Natural gas 418,464 373,033 - 11
Oil 10,741 12,375 15
Coal 0 0 –
Power consumption (purchased) 251,360 252,805 1
Other energy sources ¹ 5,181 684 - 87
Water (m³)
Total 2,487,022 2,218,211 - 11
Drinking water 1,472,924 1,274,327 - 13
Ground / surface water 1,014,098 943,884 - 7
CO² emissions (t)
Total 210,858 202,234 - 4
Internal (Scope 1) ² 93,006 83,685 - 10
External (Scope 2) ³ 117,852 118,550 1
Hazardous waste (t)
Total 18,571 19,453 5
Recycling 3,418 4,091 20
Thermal utilization 9,700 9,494 - 2
Disposal 5,453 5,869 8
Non-hazardous waste (t)
Total 10,418 8,751 - 16
Recycling 4,324 3,807 - 12
Thermal utilization 1,080 639 - 41
Disposal 5,014 4,305 - 14
Inert waste (t) 6,559 6,064 - 8
¹ Other energy sources (e.g. energy sources to generate compressed air and other gases which are obtained externally)
² Emissions from ALTANA’s own energy generation, e.g. heat generation
³ Emissions from third parties due to purchased energy, e.g. electricity