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Syngenta’s US manufacturing facility recognized for the first time in EPA’s Top 100 users of green power
Hydroelectricity, the main source of energy at the Monthey site in Switzerland
Further progress in actions to decarbonize energy and heat in own operations, and decreasing sector’s footprint
BASEL, Switzerland, February 8, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Syngenta Group, one of the world’s leading agricultural generation companies, announced that its production facility in St Gabriel, Louisiana, USA will be operating in the United States. In the U. S. , it has been identified as a leading user. U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyU. S. Geological Survey (EPA). Syngenta is the only company in the agricultural sector included in the EPA’s most recent national list of the top 100 users of green energy, compiled through the Green Power Partnership.
This popularity marks the latest step in the company’s efforts to decarbonize its operations globally. Tom Gray, head of active ingredient strategy and operations at Syngenta Group, said, “We are proud that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed the Syngenta Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the U. S. Department of Energy. The U. S. Department of Energy identifies us as a leader in the green energy market. The implementation of our global renewable energy procurement strategy is on track and we are working hard to further decarbonize and improve the energy power of our operations. We also collaborate heavily with our partners in our global supply chain to reduce our overall carbon footprint.
The St. Gabriel production site is one of Syngenta’s global production centers of excellence, stocked to handle highly complex processes and meet the highest production and quality standards. The site consumes more than 150 million kWh of energy per year, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 14,000 homes in the country. Through the acquisition of renewable energy certificates, Syngenta’s site demonstrates that it sources 100% of its electrical energy from renewable resources such as wind and solar, fully offsetting its electricity consumption. Electric power from fossil fuel resources.
James Critchfield, program manager for the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, said, “This list of the largest users of green energy across the country is evidence that business practices can also gain advantages for the environment. EPA congratulates the leading organizations in the Green Power Partnership’s Top Partner Ratings for their remarkable commitment to expanding green energy use and protecting the environment.
Globally, Syngenta has also invested particularly in its other production sites, as part of its published commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. In Switzerland, Syngenta’s production site in Monthey uses hydropower for a significant portion of its electric power needs and generates the equivalent. to halve their steam consumption by recovering heat from family tea incineration. In 2023, Syngenta’s site in Monthey was awarded the “Go Carbon Free” label through the Carbon Free Valais Foundation, in recognition of its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
In Brazil, Syngenta’s R&D and manufacturing sites for its crop protection and seeds businesses – also source 100 percent of their electricity needs from renewable sources. This was achieved alongside comprehensive efforts aimed at reducing water consumption and waste generation, and at long-term net-zero energy sourcing.
In China, the Kunshan manufacturing site emerged as Syngenta Group China’s first carbon-neutral facility after Beijing Green Exchange, a platform for carbon emission trading in China, awarded it in July for fully offsetting its carbon emissions generated from its operations. The site is implementing continuous improvements such as real-time monitoring of electricity usage, alongside upgrading equipment to be more energy efficient.
“Syngenta is fully committed to a long-term journey to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the running of our operations,” said Gray. “This is a key focus area for us, even as we drive innovation to enable farmers to adapt to climate change and increase the sustainability of agriculture. To this end, we have invested in building an internal function focused solely on Sustainable Operations, which will drive these and other initiatives designed to reduce both our own emissions and those of our value chain.”
About Syngenta Group
The Syngenta Group is one of the world’s largest agricultural generation companies, with roots dating back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees in more than one hundred countries, the company strives to transform food production through regenerative agriculture, a clinical and technological strategy. to achieve better soils, offer maximum productivity and top quality food, and fight climate change and repair lost biodiversity. The Syngenta Group, registered in Shanghai, China and headquartered in Switzerland, is based on its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; U. S. -based Syngenta Seeds; ADAMA,® based in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, those corporations will offer state-of-the-art tactics to serve consumers around the world.
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