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Turning water-based waste into energy is no easy task, but chemical company LyondellBasell and its joint venture partner, polymer manufacturer Covestro, have shown that it is possible
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The two companies recently announced the completion of a recycle steam project at their site in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands
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Through the Cycling Steam project, the site integrates an innovative technology into its existing production plant to convert its water-based waste into energy
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The new unit takes the plant's existing production process to a higher level of efficiency and sustainability, resulting in an overall reduction of approximately 0.
9 petajoules of energy use, or 140,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, and avoidance of 11 million kilograms of Salt residues are released into surface waters
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Jean Gadbois, Senior Vice President of LyondellBasell Europe, Asia and International Manufacturing, said: “Climate change is one of the most important global challenges for current and future generations
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I am proud that the energy savings we have achieved at our Maasvlakte plant is equivalent to 90,000 The electricity consumption of one home
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The Cycling Steam project is a great example of how we can reduce energy use in our production facilities
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The project significantly contributes to the total annual energy reduction target of the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands of 2 petajoules
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Dr.
Klaus Schaefer, CTO of Covestro, added: "This new plant is a big step towards a truly sustainable chemical industry
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By converting production waste into steam, its innovative technology enables our partner Lyondell to Basel and Covestro save an impressive 140,000 tons of CO2 per year, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of 31,000 cars
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We show once again that working together can pave the way for circular development
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LyondellBasell and Covestro have built a new biofactory and incinerator on their site, where waste from production is processed and turned into steam
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The steam is used as energy for the existing on-site production plant, thus making it a cyclic process
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