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Sandoz Crop Protection
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Chemical Storage and Delivery |
Industry: Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: VOC Emissions |
Substance: Chlorinated Organics |
Equipment: Acid Furnace |
Location: Beaumont TX |
No. of employees: 300 |
Contact: Rob Swinney |
Phone: (409) 722-8061 |
Description:
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P2 Application:
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Environmental Benefits:
From 1990 through 1993 the facility generated over 12,700,000 pounds of waste chlorinated compounds. Over 16,000 tons of hydrochloric acid was produced from that waste and used as a raw material in the manufacturing process.
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Details of Reductions
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