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Showcase Companies and Case Studies
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Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) is one
of the world's top producers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading
supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals,
piping and proprietary plastics. The Cedar Bayou Plant is the largest of
30 manufacturing facilities owned by Chevron Phillips Chemical. The
plant has reduced its energy consumption by approximately 11% over the
past four years (based on MMBtu consumed per unit of production). For
its efforts, the plant has received several awards including the Texas
Chemical Council’s “Caring for Texas” award for 2001-2005.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP--Olefins Unit Optimization
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Dow Chemical Company
Dow is a diversified chemical company that offers a broad range of
innovative products and services to customers in more than 175
countries. The company operates seven chemical and materials
manufacturing sites in southeast Texas. From 1994 to 2005, through a
companywide focus on energy efficiency, Dow reduced its global energy
intensity by 22%, exceeding an aggressive corporate goal and
cumulatively saving more than 900 trillion Btu. In Texas, over the same
period, Dow reduced its energy intensity by 22%, saving 175 trillion
Btu. Dow has received a number of awards for energy efficiency,
including the prestigious Alliance to Save Energy “Galaxy Star of Energy
Efficiency” award in 2006.
The Dow Chemical Company--On-Line, Laser-Based Analyzers
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ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil refineries and chemical plants consume an enormous amount of
energy to produce their products. The energy bill is staggering—about
$7.5 billion in 2005. The company's Global Energy Management System is a
comprehensive management process designed to improve energy efficiency
at more than 60 ExxonMobil plants worldwide. Globally, ExxonMobil
estimates that total planned improvements will save the company
approximately $1.5 billion per year. ExxonMobil recently received an
Energy Star Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Department of Energy for its Baytown Cogeneration project and the
Industrial Energy Technology Award for its Global Energy Management
System. In addition, ExxonMobil Chemical has received American Chemical
Council Energy Awards in each year of the program including 30 awards
over the last four years.
ExxonMobil--Global Energy Management System at Baytown
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Rohm and Haas Texas Incorporated
Rohm and Haas is a specialty materials company that operates a network
of more than 100 manufacturing, technical research, and customer service
sites in more than 27 countries. Rohm and Haas Texas Incorporated is the
company’s largest plant, occupying 900 acres along the Houston Ship
Channel in Deer Park, TX. The myriad of specialty chemicals manufactured
at the site include methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, amines, and
various acrylates. Since the inception of the facility's formal Energy
Management Program in 1996, the plant has reduced energy intensity by
34%.
Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc.--Compressed Air and Waste Heat
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Sterling Chemical
Sterling Chemicals Inc. manufactures styrene, acetic acid, plasticizers,
and other intermediate petrochemical products at their Texas City
facility. The company formed an energy management team in 2005 as part
of a new management initiative to increase profitability. Since that
time, Sterling Chemicals has achieved over $2 million per year in energy
savings by implementing energy management best practices, and the team
has identified an additional $7-9 million in potential energy savings
opportunities.
Sterling Chemicals, Inc.--Energy Management Process
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TX Petrochemicals
Texas Petrochemicals (TPC) LP specializes in producing C4 olefins and
has the largest butadiene and butane-1 extraction capacity in North
America. In 2004, TPC implemented a comprehensive energy management
strategy at their Houston plant. This strategy reduced their plant-wide
energy use by 6.2% in the first year. In the first half of 2006, the
plant’s energy intensity decreased by an additional 11.6%. TPC received
the 2006 Industrial Energy Technology Conference Energy Award and the
2005 American Chemistry Council Energy Efficiency Award for Exceptional
Merit.
Texas Petrochemicals LP--Distillation Optimization
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