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Eco-efficiency: Inside BASF and Beyond…Charlene Wall, BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, New Jersey

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• Introduction to Eco-efficiency• Eco-efficiency Decision Tool Case Studies:

• Textile dyeing• Logistics• Refrigerators

Eco-efficiency: Inside BASF and Beyond…Charlene Wall, BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, New Jersey

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Sustainable Development is based on three Pillars

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What is Eco-Efficiency Analysis?

A comprehensive assessment of products and processes.

Ecological and economic aspects are equally weighted.

The products are analyzed from the end customers‘ perspective.

Potential scenarios and their effects are evaluated.

Eco-efficiency analysis is a standard tool in the BASF Group: more than 150 analyses have been carried out.

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Costs Analysis

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Development of Ecological Value

Ecological fingerprint

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Relative environmental impact

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Energy consumption

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Land Use

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Social Assessment Factors

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Customer - related benefit:

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Ecoefficiency Portfolio: Links Costs and Environmental Impact

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Dyeing Eco-efficiently:

Helping small and medium enterprises make the best decisions

Pilot project with UNIDO and UNEP as part of the United Nations - Global Compact initiative

A software tool which allows the user to assess the eco-efficiency of various processing methods

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Dyeing Eco-efficiently: System Boundaries

Disposal

WastewaterOff-gas treatment

Production

Steam

Production of

DyesAuxiliaries

Pre-treatment

Dyeing

Finishing

Processing Steps

Landfill

Incineration

Water

Electricity

Finished fabric

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Dyeing Eco-efficiently: Inputs and Outputs

• User Inputs:• Fabric quantity, number of processing steps, processing time• Chemicals• Utility consumption• Process emissions• Costs

• Eco-efficiency Manager Outputs:• Portfolio: which alternative is the most eco-efficient?• Environmental Fingerprint: what are the impacts of each?• Relative comparisons for each of the categories: Emissions, Energy and Raw Material Consumption, Land Use, Toxicity and Risk Potential

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Process Improvements

• A two-step dyeing process for mixed fabric was changed to a one-step process, by using a new chemical.

• Decreased energy and water consumption resulted in improvements in almost all environmental categories.

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Process Improvements

• The new chemical provided environmental benefits at the same overall costs, even though the chemical price was more expensive.

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Ecologistix - a Software developed by BASF

The goal of this software is:

to compare economics, environmental impact and responsible care for transporting products

to offer innovative and responsible solutions to our customers

Getting from here to there eco-efficiently

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Getting from here to there eco-efficiently• User Inputs:

• Payload• Chemical hazard class• Shipping fees• Distances for land, sea• Number of transfers• Open/closed filling systems

• Eco-efficiency Manager Outputs:• Portfolio: which alternative is the most eco-efficient?• Environmental Fingerprint: what are the impacts of each?• Relative comparisons for each of the categories: Emissions, Energy and Raw Material Consumption, Land Use, Toxicity and Risk Potential• CO2 savings potential

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Logistic alternatives for supplying product to another site (14.000 t pro Jahr)

Ludwigshafen

Destination Site

Rail, Tank-car(58 t Load, 755 km)

Tank-truck(23 t Load,698 km)

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Alternatives

Road transport, conventional tank-truck23 t Load

Rail, Tank-car,58 t Load

Customer Benefit:

Transport of 14.000 t of product from Ludwigshafento a customer

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Cooling Eco-efficiently: Refrigerators

• A project done by BASF for the German Green Party and the Wuppertal Institute

• Helps the consumer decide:“Should I buy a new refrigerator or continue to use my old one?”

• Considers production and disposal of the appliance itself, as well as energy consumption

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Refrigerators: the Customer Benefit

New Alternatives

Use of a 143 l cooling capacity refrigerator over 5 years

Continued use of a 10 year old refrigerator with 260 kWh/y or

330 kWh/y average energy consumption

Customer Benefit

Buy a new refrigerator and dispose of/recycle the old one: two energy efficiencies (A & B)

Product Use

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Use of 143l of cooling capacity over 5 years

Alternatives considered

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• Buying a new more energy-efficient appliance brings the greatest environmental benefit…

• …at only slightly higher cost

• Energy efficiency is key!!!

Cooling Eco-efficiently: Refrigerators

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Eco-Efficiency Analysis: Our Innovative Instrument for better Products

With an eye to the markets of the future, we believe that it is prudent to consider the environmental friendliness of one’s own products. That is why we felt it was important to develop an effective means of monitoring ecological and economic performance.

Eco-efficient products and processes give BASF and our customers a competitive edge.

For more information: www.basf.de/en/corporate/sustainability/oekoeffizienz/ or send an email to wallc1@basf-corp.com