November 12, 2008 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Dow Chemical Company and the City of Dalton, Georgia, partnered in a renewable energy source project that has far exceeded expectations in its first quarter of operation. The project takes gas from a Dalton landfill and uses it to fuel Dow’s latex carpet backing plant.
While in operation just three months, the latex carpet backing plant has already surpassed initial projections, according to Todd Crook, global marketing manager, Dow Flooring.
Multiple carpet manufacturers have entered into agreements to use latex carpet backing produced with the fuel of LOMAX Technology, the name Dow bestowed upon this renewable energy source process. LOMAX Technology uses renewable energy (currently landfill gas) to manufacture latex carpet backings, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and assists customers in developing nhigh performance products with sustainable attributes.
Dow partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) in early 2008 and has gained a tremendous amount of knowledge through this partnership. As a result of the success of the Dalton Landfill project and the partnership with LMOP, Dow is in the evaluation phase of two to three other similar projects in the United States.
When carpet manufacturers and their customers choose Dow latex backing, they can not only feel good about getting high-performance products, but also products with an improved environmental impact, said Crook. For more information, see the Web site.
