Societal benefits from mining and metallurgy: Nickel example

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1 Societal benefits from mining and metallurgy: ckel example Mark Mistry Joint International Study Groups Seminar April 25 th, 2012 Lisbon

2 Baseline ckel ckel mining and metallurgy are at the begin of highly important value chains ckel production processes and sites are often far away from civil society ckel is all around in daily life but this is not well known Concerns related to nickel are known and widely communicated 2

3 Challenge Society, some authorities & other stakeholders do not know benefits and contributions of nickel industry and its value chains ckel Environment Economics Social Challenge to bridge the gap between industry and stakeholders 3

4 Hot co communicate benefits? ckel 1. Demonstrate benefits from nickel value chain 2. Show benefits from nickel and nickel containing products 3. Show importance of nickel and nickel containing products 4

5 Benefits from Value Chain: Socio-Economic Analysis ckel ckel Institute invested in 2004 (and 2008) into a socioeconomic analysis Aim: visualize nickel value chain and its importance Investigation was conducted for EU to respond to regulatory challenges Data for some other markets were also collected, but of different quality 5

6 Benefits from Value Chain: SEA - Employment in EU ckel-dependent employment in the European Union, 2004 Value chain Component Production and recycling of nickel: mining, refining, scrap collection and preparation First use of nickel: production of alloys and chemicals Intermediate products and services: fabricators, surface finishers, stockists Direct Employment (where nickel is produced or converted into valueadded products) Multiplier effect employment (support industries from legal to trucking to advertizing) ckel Total Employment 16,000 7,000 23,000 75,000 60, ,000 50,000 End-use : nickel and nickel alloys in 330, , ,000 heavy engineering, chemical works, consumer goods Grand total 688,000 ckel value chain in Europe is linked to 690,000 jobs (2004) 3-4% of total manufacturing employment in EU [1] Weinberg Socio-Economic Analysis of the EU ckel Value Chain, Data from

7 Benefits from Value Chain: Value Added (EU) ckel Total value-added by the nickel industry estimated to be 40 billion. Total value-added is estimated to be of the order of billion. Salaries and wages account to >20 billion Investment in R&D around 2 billion (equals 2% of annual business R&D business expenditure in EU) 7

8 Benefits from Value Chain: Taxes, Wages (EU) ckel ckel industry & narrow value chain account for substantial tax revenues: Employees and employers pay 10 billion employment taxes (income taxes and social charges) Companies pay an additional net 4 billion in sales taxes Companies also pay corporation tax and other local taxes. 8

Benefits from ckel Products: Properties & Uses High

heat resistant alloys Strength Ductile Alloys readily -

Deposited by electroplating Catalytic Electrochemical

Stainless steel 61% Higher efficiency Better

9 Benefits from ckel Products: Properties & Uses High melting point, 1453ºC Adherent oxide film Corrosion and heat resistant alloys Strength Ductile Alloys readily - as solute and solvent Magnetic at room temperature Deposited by electroplating Catalytic Electrochemical properties Plating 13% ckel alloys 9% Other 17% ckel Stainless steel 61% Higher efficiency Better functionality Longer life time Less maintenance Lower material intensity 9

Benefits from ckel Products: LCA s Life Cycle Assessments demonstrate impacts and benefits of nickel use throughout the whole life cycle Batteries /

10 Benefits from ckel Products: LCA s Life Cycle Assessments demonstrate impacts and benefits of nickel use throughout the whole life cycle Batteries / Vehicles Building products ckel Main ckel benefits occur during use phase Longer life time Less maintenance Durability From: 10

Benefits from ckel Products: Recyclability ckel is 100% recyclable ckel Due to its high economic value, nickel is a driver to collect nickel containing products Recycling efficiencies are >60%

11 Benefits from ckel Products: Recyclability ckel is 100% recyclable ckel Due to its high economic value, nickel is a driver to collect nickel containing products Recycling efficiencies are >60% amongst the highest in the metals industry Recycling = energy savings, prevents resource depletion and landfilling Yale University work on nickel stocks and flows is supported to provide regular updates 11

Benefits from ckel Products: Political agenda Show contributions and importance of nickel value chain in political agenda ckel Show that nickel will be relevant for addressing global

12 Benefits from ckel Products: Political agenda Show contributions and importance of nickel value chain in political agenda ckel Show that nickel will be relevant for addressing global challenges Example: Importance of ckel for achieving a low carbon economy From: Kleijn R, et al., Metal requirements of low-carbon power generation, Energy (2011), doi: /j.energy

Benefits from ckel Products: ckel in Society Brochure that shows nickel in daily use ckel Demonstrates benefits of nickel use throughout whole life cycle Shows how nickel is

13 Benefits from ckel Products: ckel in Society Brochure that shows nickel in daily use ckel Demonstrates benefits of nickel use throughout whole life cycle Shows how nickel is contributing to societal needs Can be downloaded from ckel Institute web site in 7 different languages: Society.aspx 13

14 Outlook Communication of achievements is of key importance ckel We need to continue our communication efforts Transparency & provision of data throughout life cycle will be key The ckel value chain and its products is contributing to sustainability ckel is part of the solution! 14

15 Societal benefits from mining and metallurgy: ckel case study Mark Mistry Joint International Study Groups Seminar April 25 th, 2012 Lisbon

Nickel: creating sustainability in the long term. Dr Mark Mistry Nickel Institute. 28 th International Ferro Alloys Conference

Nickel: creating sustainability in the long term. Dr Mark Mistry Nickel Institute. 28 th International Ferro Alloys Conference ckel: creating sustainability in the long term Dr Mark Mistry ckel Institute th International Ferro Alloys Conference Berlin, 13 November 2012 Agenda ckel The contributions of nickel to sustainability