Our drive to continuously improve our environmental performance includes a relentless focus on monitoring and reducing emissions to air, water and soil, optimising resource, energy and water usage, and improving waste disposal practices.
Energy
As an energy-intensive industrial company, energy-related emissions account for the majority of our operational GHG footprint and energy efficiency is critical to our competitiveness. Striving for continuous improvement of our site operations worldwide makes good business sense, not only to reduce costs but to increase INEOS' resource efficiency and drive our emission reduction strategy.
|
MWh |
2024 |
|---|---|
| Total gross energy consumption from fossil sources | 80,027,532 |
|
Fuel consumption from coal |
278,372 |
| Fuel consumption from natural gas |
31,778,813 |
| Fuel consumption from hydrogen |
6,204,279 |
| Fuel consumption from crude oil and petroleum products excluding hydrogen |
25,582,977 |
| Fuel consumption from other fossil sources; |
1,121,425 |
|
Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, and cooling from fossil sources |
15,061,667 |
| Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity from fossil sources |
5,412,284 |
| Consumption of purchased or steam and hot water from fossil sources |
9,590,038 |
| Consumption of cooling and compressed air from fossil sources |
59,345 |
| Total energy consumption from nuclear sources | 3,525,329 |
| Total energy consumption from renewable sources | 3,285,804 |
|
Fuel consumption from renewable sources |
74,594 |
| Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating, and cooling from renewable sources; |
3,208,642 |
|
Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity from renewable sources |
2,934,581 |
|
Consumption of purchased or acquired steam and hot water from renewable sources |
222,478 |
|
Consumption of purchased or acquired cooling and compressed air from renewable sources |
51,583 |
|
Consumption of self-generated non-fuel renewable energy |
2,568 |
|
Total sold electricity, heat, steam, and cooling from fossil sources |
4,450,851 |
|
Total gross energy consumption |
86,838,666 |
| Share of fossil sources in gross energy consumption [%] | 92% |
| Share of nuclear sources in gross energy consumption [%] | 4% |
| Share of renewable sources in gross energy consumption [%] | 4% |
|
Total net energy consumption |
82,387,814 |
Water
We closely monitor data from all INEOS manufacturing sites to manage our water balance and optimise our water strategy. The water consumption per site is calculated as the difference between withdrawal and discharge. The balance is shared with each INEOS business for appropriate water planning and actions.
| Water withdrawal and discharge 2024 [Mm3] | Non-Water Stress Areas | Water Stress Areas |
All Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total water withdrawal | 732.62 | 444.79 | 1,177.40 |
| Surface water | 296.30 | 12.12 | 308.42 |
| Seawater | 245.25 | 401.47 | 646.72 |
| Groundwater | 33.69 | 5.93 | 39.61 |
| Produced water | 6.37 | 2.30 | 8.67 |
| Third party water; | 151.02 | 22.97 | 173.99 |
| Third party water sourcing from surface waters | 104.71 | 21.48 | 126.19 |
| Third party water sourcing from seawater | - | - | - |
| Third party water sourcing from groundwater | 45.16 | 1.22 | 446.38 |
| Third party water sourcing from produced water | 1.15 | 0.27 | 1.42 |
| Total water discharge | 668.05 | 427.17 | 1,095.22 |
| Water discharge to surface waters | 286.54 | 19.45 | 305.99 |
| Water discharge to sea | 347.36 | 405.78 | 753.14 |
| Water discharge to groundwater | 6.37 | 0.90 | 2.27 |
| Water discharge to third party | 27.78 | 1.05 | 28.83 |
| Total Water Consumption | 64.57 | 17.61 | 82.18 |
Waste
To be transparent and aligned with international reporting standards, we monitor various waste categories and aim to set targets for wider product groups. We strive to minimise the waste we produce, and where possible to reuse or recycle waste to the maximum extent possible. We only send waste for incineration (with or without energy recovery), landfilling or other disposal route as a last resort.
| Waste footprint 2024 [kt] | Hazardous waste | Non-hazardous waste | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 491 | 558 | |
| Recycling | 239 | 193 | |
| Off-site | 233 |
193 |
|
| On-site | 6 | 0 | |
| Reuse | 39 | 15 | |
| Off-site | 1 | 4 | |
| On-site | 38 | 11 | |
| Recovery of energy | 117 | 16 | |
| Off-site | 37 | 16 | |
| On-site | 80 | 0 | |
| Incineration | 79 | 23 | |
| Off-site | 17 | 20 | |
| On-site | 63 | 2 | |
| Landfill | 7 | 280 | |
| Off-site | 6 | 66 | |
| On-site | 0 | 215 | |
| Other recovered | 3 | 6 | |
| Other disposed | 8 | 25 | |
| Total recovered | 397 | 230 | |
| Total disposed | 94 | 328 | |
| TOTAL WASTE (kt) | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Total non-recycled waste | 618 |
|
Share of non-recycled waste |
59% |
| Radioactive waste | 0.012 |
Other Air Emissions
In 2024, INEOS emitted the following amounts of non-GHG emissions to the air: 13,310 t NOx, 819 t SOx, 47,879 t CO, 13,602 t NMVOC, 244 t NH₃, 480 t hazardous air pollutants, 615 t PM, and 56 t CFC11-eq ozone depleting substances, as defined in the Montreal Protocol.
| E-PRTR Pollutants | Amount to air [t] | Amount to water [t] |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 29.29 | 0.03 |
| Ammonia | 142.13 | - |
| Arsenic & compounds [As] | - | 0.06 |
| Benzene | 47.33 | 0.64 |
| Cadmium & compounds [Cd] | - | 0.02 |
| Carbon monoxide | 44,185.34 | - |
| Chlorides [Cl] | - | 463,463.99 |
| Copper & compounds [Cu] | - | 0.05 |
| Cyanides [CN] | - | 3.27 |
| Ethylene oxide | 6.37 | - |
| Hexachlorobutadiene | - | 0.00 |
| Hydrochlorofluorocarbons | 60.29 | - |
| Hydrofluorocarbons | 18.49 | - |
| Lead & compounds [Pb] | - | 0.17 |
| Mercury and compounds [Hg] | - | 0.01 |
| Methane | 3,763.81 | - |
| Naphthalene | 0.52 | 3.27 |
| Nickel and compounds [Ni] | - | 0.19 |
| Nitrogen | - |
323.37 |
| Nitrogen oxides | 11,494.79 | - |
| Nitrous oxide | 109.34 | - |
| Non-methane volatile organic compounds | 12,184.26 | - |
| Particulate matter | 195.31 | - |
| Phenols [C] | - | 3.56 |
| Phosphor | - | 90.20 |
| Sulphur oxides | 359.00 | - |
| Tetrachloromethane | 0.90 | 0.02 |
| Total organic carbon | - | 2’677.85 |
| Trichloroethylene | - | 0.05 |
| Trichloromethane | 1.92 | 0.02 |
| Vinyl chloride | 59.72 | 0.14 |
| Zinc and compounds [Zn] | - | 2.60 |
| FEEDSTOCKS [t] | PRODUCTS [t] | EMISSIONS [t] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN | |||
| Carcinogenicity category 1 (Carc 1) | 30,362,792.02 | 4,408,811.64 | 143.46 |
| Carcinogenicity category 2 (Carc 2) | 26,121.84 | 552,157.97 | 6.64 |
| Mutagenicity category 1 (Mut 1) | 26,364,808.08 | 1,130,176.10 | 54.23 |
| Mutagenicity category 2 (Mut 2) | 5,897.04 | 1,252,285.68 | 3.60 |
| Reproductive toxicity category 1 (Repr 1) | 1,415,308.78 | 364,113.00 | 44,191.71 |
| Reproductive toxicity category 2 (Repr 2) | 14,721,141.40 | 1,023,995.15 | 1.94 |
| Endocrine disruption for human health category 1 (ED HH 1) | - | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for human health category 2 (ED HH 2) | - | 30,245.00 | - |
| Endocrine disruption for the environment category 1 (ED ENV 1) | - | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for the environment category 2 (ED ENV 2) | - | 30,245.00 | - |
| Persistent, mobile and toxic or very persistent, very mobile properties (PMT/vPvM) | - | - | - |
| Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic or very persistent, very bio-accumulative properties (PBT/vPvB) | - | 98,671.00 | - |
| Respiratory sensitisation category 1 (Resp Sens) | 1,546,720.72 | 42,418.63 | - |
| Skin sensitisation category 1 (Skin Sens) | 565,118.90 | 509,166.28 | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 1 (Aquatic chronic 1) | 1,625,620.03 | 1,536,700.50 | 3.79 |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 2 (Aquatic chronic 2) | 15,158,410.77 | 2,032,823.94 | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 3 (Aquatic chronic 3) | 13,959,166.66 | 582,103.56 | 0.96 |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 4 (Aquatic chronic 4) | 1,528,930.11 | - | - |
| Hazardous to the ozone layer | - | 98,671.00 | 0.91 |
| Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure category 1 (STOT RE 1) | 10,785,439.92 | 1,412,495.68 | 44,242.42 |
| Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure category 2 (STOT RE 2) | 16,174,612.11 | 2,234,926.22 | 3.56 |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure category 1 (STOT SE 1) | 2,205,323.94 | 100,208.00 | - |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure category 2 (STOT SE 2) | - | - | - |
| SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERN | |||
| Carcinogenicity category 1 (Carc 1) | 212,355.00 | 20,411.00 | 29.32 |
| Carcinogenicity category 2 (Carc 2) | 17,972.08 | - | - |
| Mutagenicity category 1 (Mut 1) | 25,525.00 | 18,905.00 | - |
| Mutagenicity category 2 (Mut 2) | - | - | - |
| Reproductive toxicity category 1 (Repr 1) | 6,540.62 | 1,537.00 | - |
| Reproductive toxicity category 2 (Repr 2) | - | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for human health category 1 (ED HH 1) | - | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for human health category 2 (ED HH 2) | - | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for the environment category 1 (ED ENV 1) | 111.00 | - | - |
| Endocrine disruption for the environment category 2 (ED ENV 2) | - | - | - |
| Persistent, mobile and toxic or very persistent, very mobile properties (PMT/vPvM) | - | - | - |
| Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic or very persistent, very bio-accumulative properties (PBT/vPvB) | - | - | - |
| Respiratory sensitisation category 1 (Resp Sens) | - | 6,074.50 | - |
| Skin sensitisation category 1 (Skin Sens) | 5,347.02 | 6,074.50 | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 1 (Aquatic chronic 1) | 23,319.10 | - | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 2 (Aquatic chronic 2) | - | - | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 3 (Aquatic chronic 3) | - | - | - |
| Chronic hazard to the aquatic environment category 4 (Aquatic chronic 4) | - | - | - |
| Hazardous to the ozone layer | - | - | - |
| Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure category 1 (STOT RE 1) | - | - | - |
| Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure category 2 (STOT RE 2) | - | 1,537.00 | - |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure category 1 (STOT SE 1) | - | 1,537.00 | - |
| Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure category 2 (STOT SE 2) | - | - | - |