During 2017, the Bandag tire-retread plant in Leon consumed 21,356,734 MJ of electricity, representing a 17% increase year over year, based on the plant’s 31% production increase.

In an effort to increasingly reduce the company’s energy consumption, there were installed Skylights and LED lamps in the mixing area, while also replacing emergency lamps with low power consumption models.

Bandag plant did not record any heating, refrigeration, or steam consumption or the sale of energy in 2017.