Nalco and Dow cooperate to save water at Texas site (02/02/10)
Nalco and The Dow Chemical Company have announced their cooperative efforts have resulted in annual water savings of one billion gallons (4.54 billion litres) of freshwater at Dow’s massive Freeport, Texas production site – enough supply nearly 40,000 people in the US for one year.
Dow implemented Nalco’s 3D TRASAR Technology for cooling water to treat the 80 process and comfort cooling tower systems for the 5000 acre (2000 hectare) site after designating it a Dow MET (Most Effective Technology). A Nalco/Dow team adapted the award winning 3D TRASAR technology using Six Sigma methodology to classify cooling tower systems based on a variety of control parameters to optimize operations.
‘Working with our customers is a key part of our product innovation and improvement process,’ said J. Erik Fyrwald, Nalco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ‘Developing the innovative solutions that help our customers save water and energy and protect the air can’t happen without key customers like Dow allowing us to refine our technologies in real world situations at their sites.’
‘Dow provides some of the basic building blocks for the chemistry the 3D TRASAR system uses to achieve these water savings at Freeport and other Nalco customer locations around the world,’ said Gary Hockstra, vice president and Site Leader of Dow’s Freeport operations. ‘The collaborative efforts used at Freeport were built on our longstanding supplier/customer relationship to provide a leading-edge solution that benefits both companies while contributing to our 2015 Sustainability goals.’
‘Responsible operations are a pillar of our commitment to sustainability,’ said Neil Hawkins, Dow’s vice president of Sustainability and Environment, Health & Safety. ‘Dow’s commitment to addressing the global water crisis includes game-changing technologies, partnerships in strategic regions, and collaboration with industry leaders like Nalco to reduce our own environmental footprint.’
