Sidenor 2022 Sustainability Report

67 Energy efficiency In the current context, in which we are facing an unprecedented energy crisis, the implementation of efficiency programs is a priority element in order to ensure the industry’s competitiveness. Besides, it is for SIDENOR one of the pillars of our decarbonization strategy. An example of this commitment is the annual Climate Change Plan, which we have been developing for several years and which identified 357 actions in 2022. The Plan includes the identification of actions to improve efficiency under 6 perspectives:  Improvements in equipment and installations.  Digitizacion in order to ensure day-to- day management and improvement.  Ensuring product quality , so as to avoid unnecessary refusals and reprocessing.  Production planning : improvement regarding the saturation of facilities, optimization of productive routes, etc.  Process review and redesign.  Management tools in order to ensure maintenance, management of deviations and process analysis. Energy 2022 2021 Electrical energy consumption (MWH/year) 618,069 590,858 Efficiency (MWh/t. produced) 848 849 Natural gas consumption (MWH/year) 621,967 608,626 Efficiency (kWh/t useful steel) 854 875