Koch Industries Incorporated
Wichita, Kansas
Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence - Energy Management
Koch Industries, Inc. (KII) is a private company engaged in the diverse industries of petroleum refining, chemicals, biofuels and ingredients, forest and consumer products, fertilizers, polymers and fibers, process and pollution control equipment and technologies, electronic components, commodity trading, minerals, energy, glass, and investments. The company earned ENERGY STAR® certification for top energy performance at 4 KII nitrogenous fertilizer plants, one oil refinery, and 2 pulp and paper mills. Key 2022 accomplishments include:
- Achieving a 1% energy intensity improvement across KII businesses.
- Meeting the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry at two manufacturing sites.
- Completing projects that improved fuel utilization and thermal efficiency in fertilizer production, used waste oxygen furnace enrichment for glass, installed 45 MW of supplemental solar power in refining, and increased reliability and efficiency of boilers, turbines, evaporators, and compressors in pulp and paper production. Projects have reduced KII greenhouse gas emissions by 19% since 2014.
- Mentoring more than 13 ENERGY STAR industrial partners on energy management strategies in the food, oil refining, glass, chemicals, aerospace, spirits, and concrete industries.
