An Unavoidable Reality
Pressure grows every year for governments and economic players to take action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) – the major culprit behind climate change. Most of this pressure is directed at industrial activity and the transport sector, identified as the main GHG emitters. Reducing or even eliminating carbon emissions is the key challenge that our industry faces in the coming decades. Although the task is considerable, there are signs that fundamental change is underway.
ELECTRICITY-POWERED CAST IRON FURNACE AT OUR SAINT-CYPRIEN PLANT, QUEBEC, CANADA.
With its electricity-powered casting furnaces, AMT becomes one of the world’s lowest-GHG-emitting foundries.
AMT’s Efforts
AMT anticipated this shift several years ago and has now completed an energy transition we call “Zero Carbon Melting”.
Our carbon footprint has been reduced significantly by replacing all our fossil fuel furnaces with renewable electricity furnaces. All our manufacturing operations now use renewable electric power, making AMT one of the lowest GHG-emitting foundries in the world.
We estimate this reduction at over 3,000 tonnes of GHG per year. This is a tremendous effort and a meaningful step towards protecting the environment. By way of comparison, this is equivalent to taking the emissions of nearly 1,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road every year.
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THE AMT DIFFERENCE
Our energy transition is bold compared to our industry peers, as it has required major investments and technological breakthroughs to maintain our high-quality standards.
However, this is a wise choice, since energy-efficient production is a growing customer requirement. In fact, GHG emission levels are beginning to emerge as one of the selection criteria taken into account by clients, and AMT is ideally positioned. With access to renewable electricity and mastery of casting technologies, we are able to offer our customers a more eco-responsible die-casting process, backed by the quality and reliability that have earned us our reputation.
