2016 Corporate Responsibility report > Environmental Resilience

Ecological Balance

In 2016, Nesher manufactured 3,910,940 tons of clinker and 6,319,175 tons of cement. Nesher consumed 7,554,462 tons of raw materials, of which 11.5% originate from recycled sources, 730,462 cubic meters of water, including 727,184 cubic meters of drinking water, 410,367 tons of fuel and 531 GWh of electricity.

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Quarried Raw
Materials

Limestone:
5343665 tons
Clay:
1050704 tons
Gypsum:
228973 tons
Sand:
60790 tons

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Recycled Raw
Materials

Limestone substitutes:
55754 tons
Industrial by-products:
222818 tons
Gypsum from industry:
96619 tons
Flyash:
439125 tons
Mill scale:
51388 tons
Clay substitutes:
4627 tons

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Water

Drinking water:
727184 m3
Recycled water:
2178 m3
Marginal water:
1100 m3

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Energy

Petcoke:
327198 tons
Heavy fuel oil:
4764 tons
Diesel oil:
2705 tons
Natural Gas:
1576 tons
Electricity:
531 GWh
Alternative fuels:
RDF (including tire flakes):
64685 tons
Solvents:
9440 tons

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By-
products

Greenhouse gases
Carbon Dioxide:
3226146 tons
Air Pollutants
Nitrogen Oxides:
7505 tons
Particulate matter:
205 tons
Sulfur Oxides:
72 tons

Waste
Waste for recycling:
1563 tons
Waste for landfills:
3595 tons

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Clinker

3910940 tons

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Cement

6319175 tons