While the nature of our business and manufacturing processes requires large amounts of energy, we remain committed to implementing innovative solutions to maximize our energy efficiency and reduce our GHG emissions. In particular, our cogeneration technology makes us among the most efficient energy users in the world.

Since 2005, Eastman has participated in the European Union’s Emission Trading System (ETS). Through this program, we have bought and sold emissions credits and implemented numerous energy efficiency projects, which have helped reduce our overall emissions.

Eastman, along with 10,000 other U.S. facilities, has submitted its first annual report of greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with EPA’s mandatory GHG reporting rule. For the calendar year 2010, Eastman reported CO2 equivalent emissions totaling 6.71 million metric tons. View site specific emissions.

Because Eastman facilities are energy intensive, we generate the steam and electricity we consume, and we are vertically integrated (starting with basic raw materials, producing our own intermediates, then converting them to final products), our reported direct GHG emissions may be higher than those of our peers. Please note that the mandatory reporting rule does not require companies to report their indirect GHG emissions, e.g. the GHG emitted in the production of the electricity they purchase from utilities and consume. More information about cogeneration.

Since 2007, we have had a CO₂ technology team in place to evaluate the best uses of technology to manage and reduce GHG emissions at our sites. Our goal is to reduce our GHG emissions by an additional 20 percent over the next 10 years.