2015 Corporate Responsibility report > Environmental Resilience
Ecological Balance
In 2015, Nesher manufactured 3,981,645 tons of clinker and 6,258,956 tons of cement. Nesher consumed7,612,194 tons of raw materials, of which 12.4% originate from recycled sources, 644,888 cubic meters of water, including 623,172 cubic meters of drinking water, 392,172 tons of fuel and 522 GWh of electricity.

Quarried Raw
Materials
Limestone:
5410329 tons
Clay:
1054756 tons
5410329 tons
Clay:
1054756 tons
Gypsum:
159517 tons
Sand:
47236 tons
159517 tons
Sand:
47236 tons
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Recycled Raw
Materials
Limestone substitutes:
106984 tons
Industrial by-products:
119079 tons
106984 tons
Industrial by-products:
119079 tons
Gypsum from industry:
138398 tons
Flyash:
499093 tons
138398 tons
Flyash:
499093 tons
Mill scale:
68791 tons
Clay substitutes:
8013 tons
68791 tons
Clay substitutes:
8013 tons

Water
Drinking water:
623172 m3
623172 m3
Recycled water:
5716 m3
5716 m3
Marginal water:
16000 m3
16000 m3

Energy
Petcoke:
345282 tons
Heavy fuel oil:
2493 tons
345282 tons
Heavy fuel oil:
2493 tons
Diesel oil:
2854 tons
Electricity:
522 GWh
2854 tons
Electricity:
522 GWh
Alternative fuels:
RDF (including tire flakes):
32980 tons
Solvents:
8563 tons
RDF (including tire flakes):
32980 tons
Solvents:
8563 tons

By-
products
Greenhouse gases
Carbon Dioxide:
3263365 tons
Carbon Dioxide:
3263365 tons
Air Pollutants
Nitrogen Oxides:
7300 tons
Particulate matter:
175 tons
Sulfur Oxides:
101 tons
Nitrogen Oxides:
7300 tons
Particulate matter:
175 tons
Sulfur Oxides:
101 tons
Waste
Waste for landfilling:
1064 tons
Waste for landfills:
17 tons
Waste for landfilling:
1064 tons
Waste for landfills:
17 tons

Clinker
3981645 tons

Cement
6258956 tons
























