SUSTAINABILITY
SONGWON Continues to Strengthen its Inhouse Sustainability Efforts Edited by SONGWON SONGWON, Ulsan – South Korea
specialtychemicals@songwon.com
SONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. today reported some of its successful in-house sustainability efforts relating to both energy conservation and efficiency, and emphasized its commitment to the environment across the organization.
savings and a substantial contribution to the
energy source to full renewable energy and
company’s hub for specialty chemicals, both
reduction of harmful emissions.
are offsetting 100% of the business’ electricity
energy efficiency and conservation have been
Meanwhile in Korea, at SONGWON’s
usage with 3rd party verified Renewable Energy
at the top of the agenda. “The plant team has
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ulsan,
Certificates.
been concentrating its efforts on developing
the company has been replacing the metal-
effective actions directly intended to conserve
halide lights throughout the plant with LED.
Commenting Olivier Keiser, Chief Sustainability
energy in the area of electricity but also natural
This has already led to noticeable benefits.
Officer at SONGWON said: “One of the
gas which will dramatically reduce emissions
Due to the fact that LED lights are more energy
foundations of our sustainability strategy is
and benefit the organization with cost
efficient, using only approx. 10% of the energy
to make sure that we endeavour to make all
savings too,” explains Byungsoo Boo, Leader
a metal-halide needs and have a much longer
of our business activities as environmentally
Operations.
servicelife, the plant has succeeded in reducing
and economically sustainable as possible.
energy consumption as well as overall costs.
In line with this, we are continually looking
According to Boo, SONGWON has also begun
Furthermore, LEDs are much safer for our
inside the organization in our drive to
replacing its natural gas fired steam boiler
operators due to less heat being emitted. In
optimize processes, source more efficiently
at the Panoli facility with an agro-waste fired
4 years, SONGWON says it expects the switch
and use resources to reduce SONGWON’s
steam boiler. When completed it will mean a
to save 1,884 TCO2 and 425 MW/Y. Also in the
environmental impact. These are just a
successful shift from non-renewable energy to
U.S., Songwon International – Americas Inc.,
few examples of some of our most recent
renewable energy with considerable expected
located in Houston, have transferred the offices
successful undertakings.”
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At SONGWON’s Panoli site in Gujarat, India, the
SONGWON continues to strengthen its in-house sustainability efforts.
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