July 18, 2008—Rohm and Haas Company earned two 2007 Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Awards from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
The Rohm and Haas Houston plant received the Significant Improvement in Manufacturing award with Exceptional Merit for Replacing a Gas Turbine Driven Process Air Compressor with a Condensing Extraction Turbine Driven Process Air Compressor. Through this project, CO2 emissions were reduced by about 38,000 tons and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by almost 80 tons.
The companys Philadelphia plant won recognition in the Energy Efficiency Program category for its Successful Formation of an Energy Reduction Program. In 2007, the Philadelphia Plant reduced specific energy use (BTUs / pound of product) by almost 16%. This equates to a reduction of 2,520 tons of CO2 emissions. A multi-disciplinary team of employees implemented a range of capital and non-capital initiatives to yield these results.
The projects awarded have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company.
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