Environmental statement 20182nd Update of the Environmental Statement 2016Aluminium Norf GmbH, Neuss

Environmental Statement 2018

Our environmental management system was successfully adapted to the new requirements acc. to ISO 14001:2015 and the EMAS regulation revised in 2017.

Extension of the LED hall lighting (see env. programme # 94)

Improvement of the casting water quality by adding a sandfilter and using a new auxiliary filter device at cooling tower 4

Commissioning of a second speed-controlled screw-type compressor

Waste separation now also includes plastics

New data base to record and process our environmental incidents

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What we have improvedOur achievements for environment and energy efficiency

Water consumption

– 35 % since 1990(38%)

Waste volume

– 67 % since 1996(63%)

Energy input

– 24 % since 1990 (25%)

Air pollutants 1)

– 46 % since 1996(46%)

Previous year‘s figures in brackets1) Total nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons

New Certificate ISO 14001:2015

Certificate

Within a certification audit the organization

Aluminium Norf GmbH

at the location

Koblenzer Straße 120, 41468 Neuss has proved that an environmental management system was established and is successfully applied in accordance with the requirements of the international standard

ISO 14001 Issue of September 2015

for the following activity

Production of aluminium rolling products

This certificate is valid from 16. April 2018 until 31. March 2019.

Berlin, 16. April 2018

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Uwe Lieback Andreas Lemke Director Head of Certification Office

No. u-18-10113-EN

2018 sees the 21st year in environmental management. 20 years of continuous improvements and coverage of env. issues in many env. statements lie behind us. We are proud of so many achievements among them a couple of examples also for others. We keep on going!

We have adapted our env. certification to the new standards of ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS 2017. The check of our documentation was successfully passed already in December 2017. By publishing this validated env. statement this process is now concluded.

To handle the many regulations is already a challenge but to observe them as well is one step beyond. We are therefore glad that a Compliance Audit conducted by five external auditors and taking nearly two weeks was passed in 2017 with much praise from their side. In particular the way we keep track of the terms of env. permits and legal obligations was appreciated. The audit also covered the new specifications for water-hazardeous substances and for cooling water hygenics for which we showed sustainable concepts.

Also our env. telephone (see imprint) for internal and external communication with regard to env. issues is well accepted. This is reflected by the feedback of those seeking contact and the rising number of phone calls.

We are also proud of our internal audit system in place since 20 years. Audits are „oral examinations“ in administration and on the shopfloor. By regular trainings we take care of a good preparation and organisation of audits considering always the latest regulations. By a regular exchange between all auditors we set the outcome of audits on a firm basis.

When it comes to environmental issues we have already mastered many particular challenges. This also applies

to improving energy efficiency. More and more we need to take into account changing marginal production conditions and markets. These impacts are increasing and our adaptability meets certain limits.

2017 was a year with a couple of challenges for ALUNORF. Unplanned downtimes at production lines led to lower than plan shipping volume. This is one of the reasons why we failed to further raise energy efficiency. Time to think and conduct an in-depth analysis in order to plan the next steps carefully. This is high on the agenda for 2018. Nevertheless, a nearly 24% increase of energy efficiency against 1990 still remains extraordinary. To keep this level is and will be a difficult exercise we will face in 2018.

After 24 years in service our commercial managing director Thomas Geupel went into his well-deserved retirement. Mr. Geupel has always intensively followed our environmental management and many of our example-setting projects.

Since December 1, 2017 Mr. Oliver Hommel is our new commercial managing director with his colleague Mr. Stefan Erdmann as technical managing director. In 2018 we will go for improvements and optimisation of processes, with safey, environment, sustainability, quality and customer satisfaction in the centre of our efforts.

We must make use of recognised potentials for improvement and also tackle the subject of digitalisation.

Evolution instead of revolution – that is the new motto. New developments in the markets and competition from the Far East ask for other parameters, fine-tuning and minor changes of directions.

This also applies to environmental topics. For more see the following pages of this environmental statement.

Managing directors: Stefan Erdmann and Oliver Hommel

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CurrentDear readers,

Our internal auditors check the implementation of the obligations. 9 auditors have been involved since the start in 1998.

20 years of EMAS with

Performance

Credibility

Transparency

Legal compliance

Main adjustments in 2017Nothing is as constant as change...

As a result of the certificate basis changed from the version 2004 to 2015 and EMAS regulation revised in 2017 (in short EMAS 2017) we have reviewed our env. policy and the env. management system. The focus is on contextual and process analyses and the pertinent adjustments of our process descriptions. Audit and review processes in 2017 were already conducted acc. to the new requirements.

The supplier management puts more emphasis on the assessement of env. relevant suppliers‘ importance and criteria. With regard to life cycle assessments our shareholders (partners) themselves are in the focous of the new requirements. They supply all kinds of aluminium basic material for our production and supply themselves our products to their customers. By doing so they also decide which env. requirements we need to follow in our env. management.

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Enviromental management system

What‘s new in our env. management system?

The env. department continues to be responsiblle for env. management. It is directly subordinated to the technical managing director and pools the functions of env. management officer and the inspectors for immission protection, water protection, waste and hazardeous goods.

The env. department is the first contact when it comes to external and internal env. communication (by email and env. telephone, see imprint). It channels expectations, interests and binding obligations for Alunorf.

Experts define this as contextual analysis. It fixes and prioritises all env. issues with regard to potential new objectives. On the other hand there are the process analyses of the top management (managing directors and senior managers). To establish the annual business plan both analyses are opposed and actions for improvement in the next year derived taking into account risks and opportunities. At the end of each year we take stock. The calendar year is also our business year.

The figure on the right hand side shows the control loop of the env. management revised in 2017. It is based on the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS 2017.

The abbreviations P – D – C – A stand for Plan – Do – Check – Act.

Leadership is the central process connecting everything. Proper planning, appropriate organisation and target-oriented execution are the core activities that matter.

Without system it does not workHow we manage environment It is the right plan that counts

Title pages of our environmental statements 1997 and 2017

Plan (P) – Do (D) – Check (C) – Act (A)

P-D-C-A-Cycle within calender year

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Context of ALUNORF (4)Customer requirements

Scope of the management system

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CPerformance Evaluation /

Review(9)

Intended outcomes of the management system

Customer satisfaction / Products

Needs and expectations of

interested parties

AImprovement

(10)

DSupport and Operation

(7+8)

CAs = Corrective ActionsETs = Effectiveness Tests

( ) = Chapter of ISO-Standard[ ] = Calendar month

Environmental statement 2016Aluminium Norf GmbH, Neuss

External audits[02-05]

Register Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Authority Participation

Environmental statement 20171st Update of the Environmental Statement 2016Aluminium Norf GmbH, Neuss

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Leadership (5)Employee Participation

(Implement tasks)

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The env. programme summarizes the current projects for the protection of the environment in form of a catalogue. Each env. target is allocated to an env. topic (see coloured env. symbols above).

Project either fall into the category „energy“ or „environment“. Each env. target is measurable and is identified by a number.

If no quantifiable targets can be set the successful execution of the project is regarded as target achievement.

In each env. statement we report on the status of our env. programme. Projects that were terminated in previous years are taken from the programme, new ones added. The chronology results from the successive env. statements.

OutlookAfter 20 years of successfully realised improvements, a certain saturation level seems to be attained in particular with regard to energy consumption. Further efficiency gains are superposed by other factors with some that cannot be fully influenced. Currently we strive to maintain the level reached. We will focus on process improvements (column in the middle – figure on the left hand side) but that needs to be based on detailed and sound data. Process analyses and new energy reports shall be the starting point for further improvements in order to recognise controllable indicators and derive potential targets from them.

What we want to improveEnvironmental programme – actual goals and projects

The key aspect is energy efficiency The center is closed loop thinking

Basis is the protection of our environment

Energy Environment

Natural gas Air Hazardous Substances Organisation

EfficiencyCooling tower hygiene

CommunicationRecovery / CirculationWaterElectricity

Register Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Authority Participation

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Liquid metall, Alloys,Scrap,

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Productionvolume,

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Continuous Improvement of Energy

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Reduce specific energy use of 2 pusher furnaces by 3 % Overhaul of 2 other pusher furnaces

Determine the change of specific energy use at soaking pits by optimized loading, loading optimization of soaking pits (Goal: Increase of furnace capacity)

Determine energy saving potentials in operation of soaking pits;

Energy optimization of direct fired soaking pits (green belt project)

Increase delivery of external liquid metal by 10 % compared to 2016

Note: The increase in use of liquid metal reduces the energyrequirement during remelt process of aluminium.

Reduce the crack rate by 0.5 % points by improving the water treatment (base year 2016)Note: The reduction in the crack rate reduces the specific energy requirement

Check the application possibilities of heavy-duty electric vehicles as a replacement for diesel types (forklifts, Mafi etc.) and evaluation of power requirements and cost-effectiveness in the application

Continuation of the conversion to LED technology for hall lighting with subsequent energy balancing

Installation of a second speed-controlled compressed-air screw generator in the energy center 1

Energy trainings for plant operators of energy-intensive plants (melting furnaces, preheating furnaces, annealing furnaces) including work preparation (sequence planning of furnaces)

Increase in yield of sheet by 3% for can body stock (return of internal Al-scrap, base year 2016)

Note: The increase of the yield reduces the specific energy requirement

Peak load management; Make electricity demand more steady and reduce grid load: atypical grid utilization

Improvement of environmental awareness: Participation of technical apprentices in the „Energy Scout Programme“ of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Improvement of specific gas, electricity and protective gas consumption by 5 % (basis 2017): Refurbishment of 2 annealing furnaces of furnace group 2

Process optimization melting furnaces 3, 7 and 8: Additional troughs to add liquid metal into melting furnaces (project)

Remark: This project shall increase melt capacity and reduce energy input

73200 000 €12/2017 exp. 03/2019 Hot Mill

7410 000 €12/2016 exp. 12/2017 Hot Mill

7910 000 €12/2016 exp. 12/2017 Hot Mill

9110 000 €12/2018 Remelt

92200 000 €12/2017 exp. 12/2018 Remelt

9310 000 €12/2017 Centrale Maintenance

94600 000 €12/2017 Centrale Maintenance

95147 500 €12/2017 Energy

9610 000 €12/2020 All Departments

9710 000 €12/2018 Continuous Improvement

9810 000 €12/2019 Continuous Improvement

1081 000 €12/2018 Personell department

1091 000 000 €01/2021 Cold Mill

110170 000 €12/2019 Remelt

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New speed-controlled compressed-air generator Improvement of plastic separation (Objective 105)

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Reduce risk of mixup of waste water streams; Identification/labeling of sewerage (rain water/waste water)

Reduce dust emission; Improve dross handling in recycling center by closed hall with container loading stations, exhaust ventilation and dust filter

Waste prevention: Operational test of a filter system for filtering rolling oil without filter aid

Improve the detection of emissions from the hot-rolling mill 1:Feasibility study of breakdowm mill, finishing mill and shears

Recycling: check whether / how an optimization of the throughput of oil purificationis possible (Fractions of Norfsol, Breakdown mills, Collecting container 26)

Elaboration of an implementation concept for the new emission values ofBest available technology [BAT in particular exhaust gas values for hydrogenchloride (lime injection), dust, chlorine and organic substances]

Reduction of fire risk: Test use of an alternative adsorbent instead of activated coke

Improve handling of water-hazourdes substances (leakage and collecting tubs,reduce leakage frequency, dry collecting pans, instructions and checks, trainings)

Improve the plant-wide separate collection of plastic(extension waste separation system)

Communication: Intensified support of the production areas by theenvironmental department: Participation of an Environmental specialistin about 5 in-house talks of the productionareas (EHS-meetings) andintroduction of relevant enviromental topics

Modification of the enviromental management system to ISO 14001:2015

Use of alternative refrigerant with lower green house warming potential: New large-scale refrigerating plants at cold mill 5 and hot mill 2 with improved part-load performance (project)

Improvement of material efficiency: In-depth analysis to reduce dross volume (project)

8010 000 €12/2016, exp. 12/2017 Energy + Environment

902 000 000 €12/2017 exp. 12/2018 Remelt

9910 000 €12/2017 exp. 12/2018 Cold Mill

10010 000 €12/2018 Hot Mill

10110 000 €12/2018 Hot Mill

10250 000 €12/2018 Remelt / Environment

10320 000 €12/2018 Remelt / Environment

10410 000 €12/2017 All Departments

10510 000 €12/2017 All Departments

10610 000 €12/2017 All Departments / Environment

10710 000 €12/2017 Environment

111500 000 €01/2020 Energy

11250 000 €12/2018 Remelt

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Improvement cooling water quality through sand filtration

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What goes in and outInput-Output-Balance 2016/2017

INPUT 2016 2017

Reference: abs. based on abs. based on Shipment volume 1) in t: 1 543 105 shipment 1 528 554 shipment

Raw materials t kg/t t kg/t

Solid Aluminium 460 686 299 442 413 289 Molten Aluminium 67 567 44 64 600 42 Hardeners 16 430 11 15 945 10 Sheet ingot (foreign ingots) 1 091 861 708 1 095 868 717

Energy Million kWh kWh/t Million kWh kWh/t

Electricity 641 416 642 420 Natural gas 1 442 934 1 432 937 Diesel 15 10 15 10 Total 2 098 1 360 2 089 1 367

Process materials t kg/t t kg/t

Oils and additives 3 837 2.49 3 807 2.49 Chlorine 177 0.11 180 0.12 Acids and alkalis 1 697 1.10 1 680 1.10 Hydrate of lime 342 0.22 338 0.22 Filter earth 757 0.49 681 0.45 Aktive coke 11) 84 0.05 52 0.03 Refrigerant 9) 0.55 0.00 1.10 0.00 Inert gases (nitrogen and argon) 2 612 1.69 2 687 1.75 Biocides (new from 2016) 8) 32 0.02 101 0.07

Water m³ m³/t m³ m³/t

Drinking water 46 062 0.03 43 835 0.03 Well water 10) 1 269 001 0.82 1 424 462 0.93 - thereof used in plant 1 222 723 0.79 1 257 762 0.82 Rain water 7) 317 998 0.21 314 088 0.21

In an Input-Output balance all annual incoming substance-/material- and energy-amounts are compared to the outgoing flows. The absolute amounts are listed in comparison of the last 2 years as well as the calculated values based on one ton of shipped sheet – sum of hot and cold band 1).

Related values are specific values also named key performance indicators. Environmental key performance indicators are used for the definition of goals. Improvement of environmental key performance indicators are named environmental benefits and are to be controlled by environ mental key performance indicators only.

The values 2016/2017 are listed in the above table. The specific values include the required KPI for energy, air pollutants, waste water and waste.

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OUTPUT 2016 2017

Reference: abs. based on abs. based on Shipment volume 1) in t: 1 543 105 shipment 1 528 554 shipment

Products/ AL-By-products t kg/t t kg/t

Sheet ingot 31 722 21 24 035 16 Hot band 1) 242 923 157 279 919 183 Cold band 1) 1 300 182 843 1 248 635 817 Dross/Scalper chips 2) 12) 53 516 35 57 623 38

Greenhaus-/Exhaus gases t kg/t t kg/t

Carbon dioxide indirect 4) 429 745 278.49 430 410 281.58 Carbon dioxide direct 5) 263 807 170.96 261 988 171.40 Carbon dioxide eq. total 6) 708 081 458.87 707 451 462.82 Nitrogen oxide 560 0.36 577 0.38 Carbon monoxide 453 0.29 454 0.30 Hydrocarbons 519 0.34 497 0.33 Particulates 36 0.02 36 0.02 Chlorine and chlorides 8 0.01 8 0.01

Waste/recyclables t kg/t t kg/t

Hazardous waste 7 922 5.13 7 356 4.81 - thereof recycled 5 111 3.31 5 052 3.31 - thereof disposed 2 811 1.82 2 304 1.51 Non-hazardous waste 10 368 6.72 8 739 5.72 - thereof recycled 12) 10 368 6.72 8 739 5.72 - thereof disposed 0 0.00 0 0.00 Refrigerant 3) 0.05 0.00 0.66 0.00

Waste water m³ m³/t m³ m³/t

Biological sewage plant 245 957 0.16 263 953 0.17 Storm water basin 10) 543 710 0.35 685 091 0.45

Waste water content: t g/t t g/t - TOC 2.28 1.48 2.56 1.67 - N, total 2.50 1.62 3.67 2.40 - P 0.44 0.29 0.38 0.25 - AOX 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.02

1) Shipment is sum of hot and cold band without sheet ingot2) Dross from remelt with high Al content (not considered under waste/recyclables)3) Delivered to specialized firms for recycling; 2017 high volume of R22 Waste4) Greenhouse gas equivalent: CO2 indirect from electricity use (main source, factor 0.67kg/kWh); Grid mix 2016: 72.0 % coal, 18.6 % nuclear, 5.8 % natural gas, 3.1 % renewable energy and 0.5 % other fossil fuels combined. Concerning the environmental impact additional data are given: radioactive waste 0.0005 g / kWh, CO2 emissions 812 g/kWh.5) Greenhouse gas equivalent: CO2 direct from natural gas consumption (main source).

6) Greenhouse gas equivalent: CO2 direct and indirect all sources at location in Neuss including arrival/ departure staff.7) Calculated from annual rain water in l/m2 and sealed surface in m2.8) Used to safeguard cooling tower hygienics (a. o. legionella); new regulations since 2017 ask for considerably higher amounts of biocides. 9) Higher volume of R407c after defects at a large-scale refrigerating plant at CM 3.10) Draining of water at our premises is part of ground water protection, volume may change as needed. The water is discharged in our rain water settling basin.11) The volume of activated coke received in 2017 was lower (storage in silos).12) Separation rate according to commercial waste ordinance is above the required 90%.

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The environmental statement 2018 of ALUNORF is the secound updated version of the environmental statement 2016. It was submitted to the accredited environmental auditor Dr. Ulrich Hommelsheim.

In parallel the certificate was adapted to the standard ISO 14001:2015 and reviewed for potentially new requirements from EMAS changed in 2017.

Each year we conduct comprehensive internal environmental audits to ensure that within a three year‘s period every department is audited at least once.

Along with our updated register of relevant environmental impacts, the analysis of context, data and facts from previous years, the audit reports form the basis for a management review to check the

environmental strategy (env. policy acc. to EMAS), the env. management system and the continuation of our targets in the environmental programme.

Major parts of both environmental strategy and environmental management system were adapted to the new binding obligations of ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS 2017. The presentation of our current targets is part of this environmental statement 2018.

The consolidated environmental statement 2016 is now updated for the second time. All versions are declared valid by an environmental auditor and published on our web page. A new consolidated environmental statement will be published in 2019.

Neuss, March 20, 2018

Declaration

Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Erdmann Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Hommel Dr.-Ing. Klaus Werner Döhl Technical managing director Commercial managing director Environmental manager

The undersigning EMAS environmental verifier Dr. Ulrich Hommelsheim (DE-V-0117), licensed for the NACE Code 24.42, acting on behalf of the environmental verifier organisation GUT Certifizierungsgesellschaft für Managementsysteme mbH (licensed for the area 24) declares to have verified the site of Aluminium Norf GmbH at 41468 Neuss, Koblenzer Straße 120 (registration number DE 137-00016) as indicated in the environmental statement 2018, meet all requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).

By signing this declaration, I declare that:

the verification and validation has been carried out in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 1505/2017,

the outcome of the verification and validation confirms that there is no evidence of non-compliance with applicable legal requirements relating to the environment,

data and information of the environmental statement 2018 of Alunorf reflect a reliable, credible and correct image, within the scope mentioned in the environmental statement.

This document is not equivalent to EMAS registration. EMAS registration can only be granted by a Competent Body under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009. This document shall not be used as a stand-alone piece of public communication.

Neuss, March 20, 2018

Dr. Ulrich GUT Certifizierungsgesellschaft Hommelsheim für Managementsysteme mbH (DE-V-0117) Environmental verifier DE-V-0213 Lead auditor Eichenstraße 3b 12435 Berlin, Germany

The environmental statement 2018 declared valid was filed with the registration office at Internal Chamber of Industry and Commerce Duisburg.

Validation statement

Impressum

Picture sources:

All photographs ALUNORF

Layout and print:

Theodor Gruda GmbH, MeerbuschPrinted on Inapa Oxygen silk, 100% Recycling paperFSC-certified (No. GFA-COC-001147)

Published by:

Aluminium Norf GmbHKoblenzer Straße 12041468 Neuss

Responsible for this environmental statement:

Dr. Klaus Werner Döhl

Head of environmental department in his function as environmental management officer.

For more information or questions on our environmental activities please feel free to contact us in writing or by phone.

Postal adress:

Aluminium Norf GmbHP.O. Box 10 03 5341403 Neuss

Phone: 0049 (2131) 937 - 0 Help deskExtension: 0049 (2131) 937 - 8626 Dr. Döhl

Environm. phone: 0049 (2131) 937 - 5555

Fax: 0049 (2131) 937 - 8677E-Mail: kontakt@alunorf.deInternet: www.alunorf.de

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Aluminium Norf GmbHKoblenzer Straße 12041468 Neuss

Phone: 0049 (2131) 937 - 0Fax: 0049 (2131) 937 - 8677

E-Mail: kontakt@alunorf.deInternet: www.alunorf.de