The total energy consumption did not fall proportionately with the decrease in the activity level, measured by raw material volume, which is due to the fact that a very large share of the energy consumption – at some factories, amounting to 50-80% of the total energy consumption – was independent of the size of production.
This idle consumption primarily represents lighting, heating and stand-by consumption in office and production equipment.
The power consumption represents 74% of the group’s total CO2 emissions, corresponding to 120,000 tons in 2009.
The consumption of electricity produced by fossil fuels dropped by 15%, whereas 3% more electricity from renewable sources was consumed in 2009, compared to2008.
In 2009, 41,000 tons of CO2 were emitted from the energy sources used for heating.
The consumption of fossil fuels for heating dropped by 5%, while the consumption of energy from renewable sources increased by 24%.
