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Koenig & Bauer makes itself independent of pipeline natural gas

Tuesday 19. July 2022 - In view of the impending gas shortage Koenig & Bauer has been working intensively in recent months to achieve independence from pipeline gas. As a result, the process gas previously required for production can be fully substituted from the end of July 2022.

The fuel supply for heating energy will be modified at the major production sites by 01.09.2022.
By adapting the infrastructures, pipeline gas will thus be replaced by an energy mix consisting of LPG, heating oil and district heating, among others, before the start of the heating period. As a consequence of a restricted gas supply, unforeseen fluctuations in the power grid cannot be ruled out. Koenig & Bauer has therefore procured high-output mobile emergency power units (NEA) which can be deployed as required. This means that production at all our European plants is largely safeguarded, even in the event of a Russian gas supply stoppage.
Koenig & Bauer is also working on sustainable energy concepts, and not just since the tense supply situation. The overriding goal is long-term independence from fossil fuels and maximum self-sufficiency. This is particularly important with a view to achieving the sustainability targets Koenig & Bauer has set itself and ensuring maximum resilience to future fluctuations in the energy markets.