Lanxess starts ops in MP

With an investment of seven million euros in the pioneering plant,Lanxess is utilising a renewable source of energy to significantly reduce its carbon footprint by 70,000 metric tons of coal per year and thus reduce about 95,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. In comparison,the combustion of biomass as a fuel is carbon neutral for the environment.

The German company is also using innovative and climate-friendly technologies at its manufacturing sites worldwide and has reduced its direct greenhouse gas emissions by more then 50 per cent globally. From 2007 to 2009,annual emissions from the groups plants were cut from 3.5 million to 1.5 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents.

Dr Hans-Georg Schmitt,head of basic chemicals business unit said,For us,the completion of this co-generation plant will be just the beginning of a major effort to make this Nagda site more sustainable. Besides reducing our carbon footprint,major emphasis is put on recycling process water. In addition,our waste treatment facilities will be enhanced with the goal of ultimately phasing out waste water discharge. A state-of-the-art liquid waste incinerator will be built and new ways to upgrade the safety and security of our transportation network will be sought.