CHARDON, Ohio—Rubber chemicals supplier Rhein Chemie Corp. has made several environmentally beneficial upgrades at its Chardon plant, and the changes are paying off.
Beginning in 2008, Rhein Chemie—part of Mannheim-Rheinau, Germany-based rubber chemicals producer Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH and parent company Lanxess A.G.—implemented a package of green initiatives designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste in Chardon, an investment of more than $250,000 over the past two years.
The improvements have produced measurable savings. “Environmental improvements and cost savings often go hand in hand,” said Hector Diaz-Stringel, Rhein Chemie Corp. president.
One major overhaul at the plant was a lighting exchange project where the previous system was replaced. Rhein Chemie Corp. added new high-bay fluorescent fixtures that use electronic ballasts and F32 T-8 high-lumen lamps.
Since being implemented, the upgrade has reduced general lighting usage by 11 percent, the company said. The lighting system offers “instant-on” capabilities—allowing the light power to reach full potential without a warm-up period—and improves the quality of light in the plant by raising the Color Rendering Index to 85 from 62.
Also, by offering lighting products that increase lamp life to 30,000 hours from 20,000 hours and don’t require special disposal, Rhein Chemie anticipates saving more than 10 percent on its electrical costs over the next 10 years.
http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?id=1277477839
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment