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GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS

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CO₂ Emissions Intensity

Carpenter Technology GHG CO2 EmissionsIntensity Target Reductions 2023

Looking ahead, we will continue to drive toward our intensity goal by:

  1. Recycling waste heat from our furnaces to improve efficiency of furnace operations.
  2. Converting natural gas-fueled boilers and furnaces to electric.
  3. Increasing the share of carbon-free grid electricity, using renewable and nuclear based energy.
  4. Improving our operational efficiencies.

 

LOW CARBON PRODUCTION

Our product portfolio and specialty alloy manufacturing operations are differentiated from the many traditional metal manufacturers around the world, resulting in lower GHG emissions intensity compared to those metal manufacturers:

  • Our specialty alloys do not require the coking or iron ore operations that are found in carbon steels, which require carbon-intensive inputs like coal.
  • Our melting operations use low-carbon electric arc furnaces and vacuum-induction melting furnaces, as opposed to blast furnaces.
  • The majority of our material inputs are from reclaimed or recycled steel and alloys.
  • Over 90% of our electricity is sourced from nuclear power and other carbon neutral sources of power.
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Scope 1 & 2 CO₂ Emissions

(Metric Tons, Thousands)

Our reported environmental data covers all manufacturing operations. The data is tracked at the facility level and reported to the EHS team using a data management system and defined process.

Carpenter technology GHG Scope 1 and 2 Emissions 2023

 

Carpenter Technology Nuclear Percentage 90 2023

 

Crude Steel CO₂ Emissions Intensity

Although Carpenter Technology manufactures specialty alloys and stainless steels, we are often compared to the broader steel industry. To help put our emissions into the context of the broader steel industry and align to SBTi's steel industry sector decarbonization approach, we also report our crude steel emissions intensity. As demonstrated, our crude steel emissions intensity is world-class for the industry and below SBTi's publicly stated target for a "well below 2dc" scenario.

 

 

Carpenter Technology Crude Steel CO2 Emmissions-Intensity 2023

 

We also aspire to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for Scope 1 & 2 emissions. Meeting this goal will require technological advancements, such as carbon capture systems and the use of hydrogen in specialty alloys, and customer partnerships before becoming commercially feasible. We are committed to evaluating and investing in new technologies that will move us towards a net-zero future.

APPROACH TO SETTING TARGETS

To set these targets, we conducted a detailed assessment of our operations, including onsite audits and an analysis of our historical data. We identified a set of opportunities to reduce CO₂ emissions, then prioritized those initiatives based on the greatest impact.

We also reviewed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) guidance for the steel industry. SBTi’s sector decarbonization approach for the steel industry is based on the production of crude steel. Using the SBTi approach — measuring our emissions intensity only for manufacturing crude steel — we are below the target levels for a “well below 2°C” scenario. However, we continue to process material beyond the initial melting step associated with crude steel; our targets are for the entirety of our operations.

 

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