A structured program to surface — and recognize — sustainability success stories.
<p>The Award recognizes projects that deliver reduced water use, reduced energy consumption, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, optimized raw material utilization or reduced waste.</p>
<p>Solenis has always been focused on sustainability, not only in what we do at our plants and facilities, but in what we do to help our customers meet their own sustainability goals. Recently, however, certain environmental challenges, such as water scarcity and climate change, have increased the urgency with which we, as a global community, must respond and react.</p>
<p>Solenis is working toward a comprehensive sustainability strategy encompassing all of the relevant environmental, social and governance elements of sustainability, especially as they align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which identifies 17 goals to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Goal #17 focuses on how strong partnerships across industries are required to drive the necessary change.</p>
<p>The Solenis Sustainability Award is directly related to this goal, as it celebrates how our collaboration with customers results in transformative sustainability initiatives that can make a big difference. Each year, the Award recognizes specific and verifiable customer projects that have, over a period of 12 months, delivered measurable results against one of five sustainability indicators: reduced water use, reduced energy consumption, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, optimized raw material utilization or reduced waste.</p>
Solenis Sustainability Award Winners
<p>Since its founding in 2020, the Solenis Sustainability Award program has recognized customer projects that have positively impacted the planet. Learn more about the winners and their projects below.</p>
BASF White Stone
2023 Solenis Sustainability Award Winner
Boiler water optimization program enables chemical manufacturer to reduce water use, fuel consumption and carbon output.
Solenis helped BASF’s chemical plant in White Stone, South Carolina, optimize two boilers used in several critical processes and, as a result, reduce its annual water and fuel costs by $27,002 and annual carbon dioxide emissions by 6,156 tons.
A new silicone-based pulp defoamer reduces water and energy requirement for black liquor evaporation plant.
A Solenis silicone-based brown stock defoamer improved the brown stock washing operation enabling the mill to save approximately 25 cubic meters per hour of wash water in addition to the extraction of CO2-free electrical energy of 4371125 kWh/a.
Chemical optimization projects enable containerboard mill to reduce annual costs, carbon footprint and water use.
Solenis helped WestRock’s Seminole Mill optimize its use of dry and wet strength chemistries and, as a result, reduce its annual costs by $3.9 million and annual carbon dioxide emissions and freshwater consumption by 7,492 tons and 6 million gallons, respectively.
Diageo
2023 Solenis Sustainability Award Winner
Partnership maximizes the volume of water recovered at Diageo’s eleven African breweries.
Diversey’s technical expertise and water treatment solutions reduced water consumption across the sites by more than 20% (in excess of 1m cubic meters per annum) whilst at the same time achieving a 23% reduction in the volume of chemicals consumed.
Water conservation projects enable brewer to significantly reduce water intake in water-stressed areas.
The implementation of Diversey’s AquaCheck program enables HEINEKEN to achieve a 6 percent reduction in average water intake across 10 breweries in Africa and Brazil, equating to a savings of 2,936,100 cubic meters of water.
A simplified store cleaning program leads to significant waste and CO2 reductions.
Working together, Target and Diversey created a simplified store cleaning program to help reduce the company’s annual chemical packaging waste. After an 18-month pilot, they rolled out the new program across all stores in less than four months, minimizing disruption to stores and the guest experience. The simplified program has an annual estimated packaging waste reduction of 17,520 kg (58%).
Wastewater treatment plant optimization program increased water reuse, delivered energy savings, and reduced sludge.
Solenis' Chargepac™ coagulant program helped Repsol, S.A. (Spain) plant reduce severe performance and corrosion problems on their DAF unit. As a result increased water reuse reduced risk of failing on environmental compliance. Fresh water and energy savings were also achieved.
Reduce scaling in phosphoric acid processing operations leads to improved evaporator performance, reduced cleaning time, and increased production throughput.
Using Zalta™ antiscalants program in the phosphoric acid process, Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group significantly reduce scaling in phosphoric acid processing operations, leading to water savings of 27,900 cubic meters, power savings of 21,360 kWh, and a carbon footprint reduction of about 3000 tons.
Improved vacuum pump operation leads to reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
Solenis worked with Armstrong World Industries to develop and implement a scale control program at the company’s ceiling plant in Marietta, Pennsylvania, that reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 42 tons per year based on energy savings attributed to more efficient vacuum pump operation.
Ultrasonic bed depth monitor enables containerboard mill to significantly reduce freshwater usage.
The installation of an ultrasonic bed depth monitor and chemical automation on the raw water clarifier at International Paper’s containerboard mill in Pine Hill, Alabama, resulted in water savings of 1.3 million gallons annually.
Geothermal well cleaning project significantly offsets carbon dioxide emissions.
Solenis helped Contact Energy’s Wairakei geothermal powerplant in Taupō, New Zealand, return a geothermal well to operation as well as expand the power generation of the well by 50,000 megawatt-hours per year, effectively offsetting carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 57,000 tons every year.
An anthracite filter project saves 162 million gallons of water per year.
Solenis helped the Catlettsburg refinery, part of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, to optimize operation of 18 anthracite filters used as part of the BFW pretreatment process. The result was significant water and chemical savings.
An integrated chemical program impacts several sustainability measures.
Solenis partnered with Saint-Gobain ISOVER at multiple European sites to supply advanced biocides and defoamers, reducing chemical use, improving worker safety and lowering carbon emissions.
"At Solenis, we are continuously enhancing our capabilities to help our customers tackle critical sustainability challenges, reduce their environmental impact and help create an energy-efficient, cleaner, safer world. It’s why we’re here.
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John E. Panichella
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