Climate Change Data

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:22,191,260 tCO2e/year (Scope 1)
Scope 1 Emissions:22,191,260 tCO2e/year
Water Consumption:2,727,474 m3/year
Waste Generated:23,061 tons/year (scheduled)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Economic Resilience & Excellence
  • Sustainable Communities & Workforce
  • Eco-Conscious Corporate Citizen

Environmental Achievements

  • Carbon anode consumption reduced by 1.42% in PMS; Total water consumption reduced by 11% in midstream/downstream; Transportation cost savings reduced by 64%; Diesel consumption reduced by 8% in midstream/downstream

Social Achievements

  • Average attrition rate decreased by 19.5%; Average training hours per employee increased by 111%; Local employment increased by 8%; Corporate Social Investment: RM1.4 million; Zero fatalities; Women in managerial roles increased by 4%; Zero whistle-blowing cases and ethical breaches

Governance Achievements

  • Zero whistle-blowing cases; Zero non-compliance ethical breaches

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 5% by 2023; Increase female managerial roles to 30%; Maintain zero fatality; Increase female workforce to 20%; Increase VAPs contribution to 60% in FY2019

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply disruptions in alumina market due to partial shutdown of alumina refinery in Brazil; Trade sanctions imposed by the USA impacting aluminium prices
Mitigation Strategies
  • Acquisition of 50% equity interest in Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to secure long-term alumina supply; Increased production of value-added products to remain competitive

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual supplier assessment

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor Code of Conduct; Local procurement; Annual supplier assessment

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Bursa Malaysia’s Sustainability Reporting Guide, Global Reporting Initiative Standards

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 16

Awards & Recognition

  • Sarawak Chief Minister’s Environmental Award 2017/2018

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:2,217.2 Million kgCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:84.2 Million kgCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:2,133.0 Million kgCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:Predominantly hydropower for smelting plants; 14% renewable energy from solar panels at PMI extrusion plant in China
Total Energy Consumption:40,432,316 GJ
Water Consumption:3,330,499 m3
Waste Generated:42,170 tons
Carbon Intensity:2,278.2 kgCO2e/tonne

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible Governance
  • Economic Resilience & Excellence
  • Eco-Conscious Corporate Citizen
  • Sustainable Communities & Workforce

Environmental Achievements

  • Invested approximately RM11 million in energy-efficient technologies (regenerative burners, biodiesel fuel for logistics, aluminium dross stirrer machine, pot hood replacement, auxiliary jaw crusher).
  • Achieved a 96.06% recovery rate of total scheduled waste (improvement of 1.1% compared to FY2018).

Social Achievements

  • Provided over 5,000 employment opportunities.
  • Organised more than 70 joint employee engagement events.
  • Donated approximately RM1.6 million for charity purposes, education funds, community development and school development.
  • Conducted yearly “Blood Donation Drive” with Hospital Bintulu.
  • Established an Innovative Creative Centre for students to develop robotic skills (in partnership with local government agency).

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Risk Management Committee in May 2019.
  • Became a member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) in March 2020.
  • Adopted a Succession Planning Policy on 26 February 2019.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 5% by 2023

Environmental Challenges

  • Lower aluminium prices compared to 2018.
  • Macroeconomic uncertainties and volatile raw material prices during the first half of the year.
  • One fatality involving a PMBTU employee in December 2019.
  • Increased water consumption by 14%.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Commodity hedges (up to approximately 65% of total aluminium production hedged for up to two years).
  • Foreign currency hedges.
  • Acquisitions of alumina and carbon anode assets to reduce reliance on third-party suppliers.
  • Corrective and preventative measures implemented to address the fatality incident.
  • Water saving initiatives (rainwater harvesting, water recycling, cooling tower upgrades).

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual evaluation of panel suppliers; one-to-one meetings with suppliers/contractors/service providers/consultants.

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor Code of Conduct
  • Prioritising local suppliers (93% of suppliers are local; approximately 60% of total expenditure on supplies spent on local suppliers).

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Bursa Malaysia’s Sustainability Reporting Guide (2nd Edition), Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard, FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index’s Criteria, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, OHSAS 18001:2007, IATF 16949:2016, MS 2289:2010, ISO 50001:2011

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 16

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these SDGs.

Awards & Recognition

  • Company of the Year (The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club)
  • Highest Growth in Profit After Tax Over Three Years – Big Cap Companies (The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club)
  • Highest Return on Equity Over Three Years – Big Cap Companies (The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club)
  • Highest Growth in Profit After Tax Over Three Years – Industrial Products & Services Sector (The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club)
  • Highest Return on Equity Over Three Years – Industrial Products & Services Sector (The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club)
  • Outstanding Winner, CMIEA 2019
  • Gold Winner (Large Category Company), CMIEA 2019