AkzoNobel is Using 100% Renewable Electricity in Latin America

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All of AkzoNobel¡¯s manufacturing locations in Latin America are now operating on 100% renewable electricity, further boosting the company¡¯s goal to reduce carbon emissions across the full value chain by 50% by 2030 (baseline 2018).

The milestone ¨C reached late last year ¨C follows on from similar achievements in North America (early 2023) and Europe (early 2022).

¡°We¡¯re very proud to have successfully switched over to 100% renewable electricity and give further momentum to the company¡¯s drive to transition all of its sites globally,¡± said Daniel Campos, director of AkzoNobel¡¯s Decorative Paints Latin America business and a member of the Executive Committee.

The inauguration of the solar power project at our Decorative Paints facility in Recife, Brazil. (Source: AkzoNobel)

The transition to 100% renewable electricity in Latin America has included installing 1,580 panels at the Decorative Paints facility in Recife, Brazil ¨C which supplies more than 30% of its energy needs ¨C and 4,640 panels at the Rionegro paints and coatings plant in Colombia, which provides 24% of the site's energy. The company currently operates 19 manufacturing sites in the region.

¡°As the first paints and coatings company to set science-based sustainability targets, we¡¯re fully focused on fulfilling our ambitions and this latest achievement in Latin America is another important step in the right direction,¡± added Wijnand Bruinsma, AkzoNobel¡¯s director of sustainability.