Imerys Talc Europe

Imerys Talc Europe, headquartered in AT and operating in the Chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. industry, reported its 2023 Scope 1 emissions as approximately 1.31 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) as about 587 million kg CO2e. Location-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2023 totalled approximately 1.895 billion kg CO2e.

For 2022, Imerys Talc Europe's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.478 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were about 702 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 4.674 billion kg CO2e. This included roughly 1.907 billion kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 466 million kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, 315 million kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, and 697 million kg CO2e from downstream transportation and distribution. Location-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2022 were approximately 2.169 billion kg CO2e.

In 2021, the company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.609 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were about 877 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 4.959 billion kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 categories included about 2.105 billion kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 514 million kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, 346 million kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, and 784 million kg CO2e from downstream transportation and distribution. Location-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2021 were approximately 2.494 billion kg CO2e.

While specific reduction targets for Imerys Talc Europe are not available, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) targets are cascaded from its parent company, Imerys S.A., through a corporate family relationship at cascade level 2.