AI-optimized procurement portfolio
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Case study · REHAU Industries
Concrete insights into modern energy procurement with REHAU Industries
Together with avoltra, REHAU Industries is moving towards data-driven and future-ready energy procurement. AI-optimized portfolios, automated forecasts and data-based decisions create the foundation for greater transparency, efficiency and risk reduction in international energy procurement.
REHAU
>30sites
REHAU
180GWh annual energy consumption
REHAU
4 %savings potential
About REHAU Industries
Energy procurement as a business-critical lever.
REHAU Industries is a globally leading premium brand for polymer-based solutions in construction, industrial applications and furniture. With more than 12,500 employees and an international production and sales network, precise and strategic energy procurement is business-critical for REHAU. High energy demand, complex supply chains and global market requirements make professional energy procurement a decisive lever for cost optimization, risk reduction and competitiveness.
Challenges in energy procurement
From demand forecasting to hedging simulations.
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Time-consuming creation of long-term demand forecasts while accounting for PPAs and on-site generation
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Labor-intensive manual budgeting and reporting
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Complex management of international markets and sites
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Complex simulation of hedging scenarios, market-price developments and PPA simulations using Excel
Solution approaches with avoltra
A data-based foundation for procurement, forecasting and risk.
Data-based procurement
avoltra enables REHAU to make procurement decisions based on risk metrics and price forecasts.
Simulations at the push of a button
Scenarios such as hedging strategies or PPA options can be created in seconds instead of through extensive Excel work.
AI-based demand forecasts
avoltra enables the simulation of consumption forecasts and PPAs across sites.
„With avoltra, we are on the path to realizing 4% in annual savings on energy commodity costs through optimized procurement.“
Kristina Eschenbacher
Category Manager Energy Procurement
Outlook
Further professionalizing international energy procurement.
With the successful introduction of the platform, REHAU has laid the foundation for modern, data-driven energy procurement. Today, the company benefits from end-to-end transparency and efficient processes that sustainably optimize energy purchasing. The next step is the consistent expansion into international procurement — including regional specifics such as grid fees — and the development of powerful reporting.