Innovative projects awarded with a BASF Antwerpen Excellence Award in 2023.
90%
200
26,645
The amount of heat we
Interns during school year
Hours of training
recuperate by a smart network
2022/2023
related to safety
between our plants
BASF Antwerpen 2023 - Draft Facts & Figures
Environmental protection, health and safety
BASF Antwerpen
2023
2022
Energy demand
Electricity consumption
MWh
1,539,520
1,575,649
Steam consumption
metric tons
5,237,883
5,636,516
Fuel consumption
MWh
937,978
1,038,874
Emissions to air
Greenhouse gas emissions
metric tons of CO2 equivalents
2,770,430
2,612,584
Emissions of air pollutants (without CH4): CO, NOx, NMVOC, SOx, dust, NH3 / other inorganic substances
metric tons
1,733
1,761
Water
Emissions to water: organic substances (COD)
metric tons
521
656
Emissions to water: nitrogen
metric tons
54
92
Emissions to water: phosphorus
metric tons
51
35
Emissions to water: heavy metals
metric tons
1
1
Water supply
million cubic meters
169
211
Water used for production
million cubic meters
11
10
Water used for cooling
million cubic meters
631
599
Water supply by source
Withdrawal of surface water
%
99
99
Withdrawal of drinking water
%
1
1
Sustainable water management (BASF Group)
%
70
61.6
Waste
Total amount of waste
metric tons
57,021
70,833
Recycling rate (including thermal recovery)
%
91
94
Disposal of waste
Through incineration
%
3
3
Landfill
%
4
3
Occupational safety
Lost-time injury rate (BASF employees, leased personnel and contractors)
per 200,000 workings hours
0.48
0.38
Fatalities (total)
0
0
Process safety
Process safety incident rate (BASF employees, leased personnel and contractors)
per 200,000 working hours
0.42
0.47
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