The Mosaic Company, 2012 Sustainability Report
Transportation
The Mosaic Company’s global distribution network, a
key differentiator, gives us an advantage in efficiently
moving more than 50 million tonnes of raw
materials and finished products each year. On an
average day, Mosaic moves approximately
50,000
tonnes of crop nutrients around the world.
Transportation is one of the largest contributors of
greenhouse gas emissions for companies globally.
By working together to minimize fuel costs and
maximize fuel efficiencies, we are lowering costs to
our customers and the environment.
In October 2011, Mosaic president and
CEO Jim Prokopanko presided over the delivery of
the
Ultra Colonsay
,
a bulk transport vessel capable
of carrying approximately 60,000 metric tonnes of
potash. Sea transport is a cost-effective means of
transportation with a lower greenhouse gas profile
than other methods. Operated by Canpotex through
a joint venture with U-Sea Bulk of Copenhagen,
Denmark, the
Ultra Colonsay
will play an important
role in helping us deliver our products in a timely
manner and fulfill our mission of helping the world
grow the food it needs.
Mosaic’s Florida Phosphate Supply Chain is in the
process of completely converting to a natural gas-
powered truck fleet. The use of natural gas instead
of diesel will result in significantly lower emissions of
particulates and nitrogen oxides (up to 50 percent
lower) and greenhouse gases (potentially up to
25
percent lower). We estimate that this change to
the way we transport our raw materials and finished
product will save at least $1 million annually.
Mosaic’s planned conversion to natural gas was one
of the driving forces behind a transport company’s
decision to build a new compressed natural
gas (CNG) filling station in east Tampa — another
way our business practices have a positive impact
on our communities and the environment. Our
transition to the new CNG fleet is scheduled to
occur in 2013.
Mosaic and its trucking partners used various
fuel-saving initiatives, including:
•
Back-hauling to reduce “dead head,” or empty
loads. Phosphate operations’ port-to-plant trucking
achieved a 65 percent rate of back-hauling in
2011,
below our target of 90 percent due to
lower inventories at our facilities and high port
inventories at periods throughout the year. Mosaic
retains an ambitious goal of 90 percent for 2012.
•
Using larger capacity trucks for interplant trucking
to reduce the number of trucks on the road by up
to 3,000 round trips.
By building relationships with local service providers
and suppliers (those within a 100-mile radius of our
facilities), we are driving down fuel consumption and
supporting local economies. In 2011, local vendors
satisfied 72.8 percent of our supply chain needs in
Phosphates (United States only) and 66.7 percent
in Potash.
On an average day, Mosaic moves approximately
50,000
tonnes of crop nutrients around the world
through one of the largest distribution networks in
the industr y. Sea transport is a cost-effective means of
transportation with a lower greenhouse gas profile than
other methods.
50,000
TONNES
DAILY GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
Vessel
24
%
Truck
38
%
Barge
8
%
Rail
30
%
Transport mOde by weight
Information displayed in summary is available in full form in GRI:
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