April 20, 2010
PPG Falling Short of Global Energy Intensity Reduction Goal
While PPG has been able to reduce its absolute global energy used 18 percent since 2006, the company fell short of its 2009 goal to reduce energy intensity, or the amount of energy used per ton of product manufactured, according to its 2009 CSR Update (PDF).
According to the company’s progressive, year-by-year goal for energy intensity, PPG had aimed for 8.61 million BTUs per ton of product produced. However, the manufacturer of coatings and other specialty products used 8.86 million BTUs per ton of product in 2009 (see image).
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