BASF's US Freeport petchem site cuts emissions by 58% on year

BASF's US Freeport petchem site cuts emissions by 58% on year

Sydney (Platts)--21Jul2005

BASF's petrochemical hub in Freeport, Texas reduced its total emissions in
2004 by 58% compared with the previous year, and by 84% since 2000, the firm
said in a statement. 

BASF reduced air emissions for 2004 by 9% on the year, and water emissions by
85%. The improvements were made possible, in spite of increased production, by
an on-site waste water treatment plant and an $8.5-mil nitric acid recovery
process set up in 2001. The process extracts nitrates from by-product streams
and converts them into nitric acid, which is then sold or reused. The recovery
process reduces water consumption, eliminates waste and generates annual cost
savings of $1-mil, BASF said. The Freeport site produces chemicals for a wide
range of applications, including the manufacture of adhesives, paints and
coatings, nylon and plastics. The firm employs about 600 employees and 300
contractors in Freeport.

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