Constellium’s facility at Bowling Green, Kentucky has been recognized as an “exemplary environmental steward” by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plant produces flat-rolled aluminum Auto Body Sheet products for the automotive market in North America and has a capacity of 100,000 metric tons annually.
The Tennessee Valley Authority recognizes local businesses that help make the region cleaner and greener, and Constellium Bowling Green received two awards for “Lowest Carbon Emissions” and “Most Improved Carbon Emissions” based on its 2019 power consumption. Steve Tua, director of manufacturing at Bowling Green, said, “We are very proud of these awards, which recognize the continuous improvements our team has made since this plant began production as a greenfield site. This validates our efforts as a company to advance our environmental mission. We want to thank Warren RECC, our utility provider, for helping us be as energy-efficient as possible.”
Catherine Athenes, vice president group sustainability at Constellium, continued, “These awards are a tribute to Constellium’s longstanding efforts to implement sustainability practices in our business. Our Bowling Green plant is an excellent example of our commitment to helping our automotive customers meet their light-weighting and emission reduction targets by producing advanced aluminum solutions in a sustainable way.”
Since launching in 2016, the plant has made special efforts to reduce the amount of power it uses each day. Adjustments made to the CALP line, wastewater treatment facility, and positive air pressure system managed to significantly reduce the plant’s power consumption.
