Turning the Page: Constellium embraces natural gas, closes coal power at Singen

Constellium has declared its coal-fired power station shutdown at its Singen facility in Germany, marking the culmination of the company's worldwide shift away from coal utilisation.

Constellium's plant at Singen is an aluminium manufacturing plant with over 1,500 employees. With its integrated hot/cold rolling line, high-grade cold mills, and one of the largest extrusion presses in the world, the Singen plant is one of Constellium's largest sites. This facility serves the automotive market for structural components and auto body sheets and other markets for special surface applications and packaging.

In 2024, the Singen facility has finalised its transition to natural gas, foreseeing a decrease in direct greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25 per cent from 2021 to 2025. This move aligns with Constellium's sustainability objective to reduce carbon emissions intensity by 30 per cent by 2030. Prior to this transition, Constellium Singen had already made significant strides in lowering overall energy consumption and is now delving into additional energy efficiency measures. Additionally, the plant is actively exploring alternative strategies, including procuring low-carbon energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and implementing solar panel installations.

Jochen Chwalisz, the Managing Director of Constellium Singen, said, "This is a significant milestone for Constellium, our facility and the community."

"With this step, we close the chapter on Constellium's coal usage and embrace the next phase of our sustainability journey."

Constellium's Singen facility is one of the company's primary locations, catering to the automotive and packaging sectors. Achieving ASI certification in 2019, it provides aluminium rolled and extruded solutions that are responsibly sourced, independently certified, and manufactured with sustainability in mind.