DuPont packaging and industrial polymers site in Orange County, Texas, has been honored by the American Chemistry Council for energy-efficiency improvements that saved about 540 billion btu. The Orange plant is DuPont's largest manufacturing site in Texas and makes ethylene copolymers, such as Surlyn ionomer resin and Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomers, which are used for packaging, automotive components, construction materials and other everyday items.
The site cut consumption by enough to power 3,800 households, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30,000. The plant upgraded the design of its ethylene furnaces to achieve over 67 million btu/hr fuel savings. The investment builds on upgrades made in 2008, which reduced annual CO2 emissions by 34 million lbs (17,000 tons). According to the ACC, innovations such as these by winners of its Energy Efficiency Awards in 2010 resulted in annual energy savings of 14.8 trillion btu. "Achievements such as these reductions help us support customers who are looking for reduced environmental impact throughout their value chains," said Shanna Moore, DuPont's global sustainability director of packaging and industrial polymers.
12-Aug-11 
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