Over the past year, Soucy Belgen Drummondville has sought to reduce its procurement costs by at least 10%. We can proudly say mission accomplished!
Considering that the company’s biggest expense comes from purchasing raw materials to produce its castings, Soucy Belgen Drummondville opted for an obvious cost-savings measure: reduce its use of raw materials and increase its use of less expensive recycled materials.
An obvious solution that came with its lot of challenges
The solution might have been an obvious one. But it was far from simple to implement. Why? Because the unit’s castings already contained 60% recycled materials (steel scrap, iron scrap, etc.), with raw materials making up the remaining 40%.
But the team was motivated to further cut down on their use of raw materials. After searching for and negotiating with potential partners to meet its operational needs, they secured agreements with local scrap metal dealers located near its facilities.
Cost-effective choices resulting in positive environmental changes
Thanks to these changes, the company has lowered its procurement costs by 12% — with no impact on the quality of the castings! Soucy Belgen Drummondville also reduced the amount of fuel used to move materials.
In addition to exceeding its financial goal, the company has also decreased its environmental footprint by reducing its use of new metal (0.43 kg CO₂/kg) in foundries in favour of recycled materials (0.16 kg CO₂/kg). Moreover, the company has significantly reduced its carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.
In other words, the team continues to shift away from highly polluting new metal in favour of more recycled materials.
Impressive results!
Today, Soucy Belgen Drummondville’s castings contain 85% recycled materials and only 15% raw materials.
The team is thrilled at the positive impacts which have been two-fold: the company lowered its procurement costs while reducing its environmental footprint!
Several environmental achievements in 2024-2025!
Each year, our units challenge themselves to improve and reduce their environmental footprint. While Soucy Belgen Drummondville changed the formulation of its casting recipes (cast parts) to reduce cardboard usage, Kimpex reevaluated its warehouse logistics to decrease packaging materials.
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