Sidenor 2022 Sustainability Report

Sustainability Report 2022 | Environmental sustainability Water collection Direct cooling processes: continuous casting, rolling mill, etc. SEPARATION OF CIRCUITS Water purification CIRCUIT CLOSURE Indirect cooling processes: oven panels, molds, etc. Water is heated Cooling towers Water drags the dirt Water ready for reuse Water ready for reuse Purging discharges from purified water deposits Our main production centers are located on river banks. Such environments are not classified as environments subject to water stress but, still, we actively work to use water as efficiently as possible in our production. In 2022, the plant of Vitoria focused on eliminating direct and indirect cooling water circuits blends, thus reducing its consumption by 34,000 m 3 /year. 2022 2021 Specific water consumption (m 3 /t.a.l) 1.57 1.41 Water consumption (m 3 ) 1,213,340 1,000,589 Specific water discharge (m 3 /t.a.l) 1.01 0.96 Water discharge (m 3 ) 807,261 706,633 Water EXAMPLES OF EFFICIENT WATER USE In 2022 Vitoria reduces its industrial water consumption by 20% -34,000m 3 66