Investor Presentaiton
2016 Braskem | Annual Report
25
MILLION m³
Volume of
water reused
through the
Aquapolo
Project.
Water Efficiency
G4-EN8, G4-EN10
The drought and reduced
volume in the reservoirs
responsible for water supply
continue to show warning
signs in Brazil. Considering
this scenario, and all those
with a potential impact on the
Company's global operations,
Braskem has been investing
heavily in the assessment and
management risk of water
scarcity in its production units
throughout the country.
As a result of this initiative, in
2016 the Company completed
the assessment of the regions
where it operates crackers to
help guide investments where
there is a need to reduce water
consumption or abstraction.
For 2017, action plans will
be developed focusing on
reducing water risk, in addition
to extending the study of water
scarcity risk for the other
regions in Brazil and abroad
for the water stress scenario
according to the climate risk
study already carried out by
the Company.
From 2002 to 2016, Braskem
invested approximately BRL
280 million in projects toward
improving water efficiency
at its plants in Brazil, with
accumulated savings of
over BRL 175 million in cost
reduction with the treatment of
liquid effluents and operating
costs with water consumption.
The following results stand out:
•
The total volume of water
consumed was 72.4 million
m³/year. The consumption
index reached 3.93m³/t,
totaling an accumulated
improvement of about 5%
since 2002.
The
liquid effluent
generation index reached
1.11m³/t, the best
historical result since
2002, representing an
accumulated improvement
of about 41%, and savings
of BRL 115 million with
effluent treatment.
From 2011 to 2016, the
water reuse percentage
(rainwater,
treated
industrial effluents, and
•
treated domestic sewage)
improved by 27%, and - in
2016 alone 15.4 million
-
m³ were reused.
From 2014 to 2016, the
reuse of 25 million m³
of water was calculated
through the Aquapolo,
the largest project for the
production of industrial
reclaimed water in Latin
America, releasing a
volume equivalent to
10,000 Olympic swimming
pools for drinking water
consumption in the ABC
region, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Braskem also uses specific
indicators to measure its
water efficiency, such as water
consumption (m³/t of product) 26
and generation of effluents (m³/t
of product). The 2016 result
was 6.0% better than the agreed
upon target for the year (4.18
m³/t), and 3.0% better than the
2015 performance (4.05 m³/t).
The achievement of the target
represented a savings for the
Company of nearly BRL 12 million.
26 Cubic meters per ton of product.
WATER CONSUMPTION - m³/t
-5%
4.23 4.30
4.14
4.16 4.05
3.93
2002
2012
2013 2014 2015 2016
Note: Braskem Idesa's consumption in Mexico was not recorded in 2016, since
the Complex was at the beginning of its operation and in the stabilization phase.
Beginning 2017, the unit's consumption will be part of this indicator.
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