REALIZING ECONOMIC VALUE from INDUSTRIAL WASTE STREAMS

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REALIZING ECONOMIC VALUEfromINDUSTRIAL WASTE
STREAMS

• The STAR Group
• KEMRON Environmental Services, Inc.
• GWPCA
• March 10-11, 2004

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New Paradigm - Industrial Ecology
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New Paradigm - Industrial Ecology

• Industrial Ecology
• Constructed on the premise that industrial
  systems can be modeled after ecological
  principles
• It emphasizes the need to understand the flow of
  industrial systems, the effects of these flows on
  the environment, and the influences of
  technology, regulations, and operational
  practices on the flows.
• Treating waste to recycle resources and minimize
  adverse impacts is a major component of this
  paradigm

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Following Major Trends

• Major Drivers
• Improved shareholder value
• Stricter environmental regulations
• Minimize impact on environment and reduce natural
  resources consumption
• Importance of corporate image
• Outsourcing of strategic functions

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Our Current Program

• Focus on industrial processes and waste streams
• Develop and implement innovative solutions for
  industrial waste streams to meet major business
  drivers
• Combination of technology, know-how, equipment
  and services

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Our Current Program

• Main criteria for applications
• Solutions with significant economic returns to
  customers
• Benefits to stakeholders
• Tailored to each manufacturing facility for
  on-site application
• Treatment solution is integrated in production
  processes

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Selected Applications

• Current Focus of Our Approach
• Innovative solutions for on-site solvent recovery
  programs
• MEK
• Mineral spirits
• Xylenes
• Alcohols
• Acetates
• Glycol ethers

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Selected Applications

• Sample of Selected Industries for application of
  waste solvent solutions
• Paint production
• Over 80,000 Ton/Year off-site disposal of waste
  solvents
• Printing
• Over 50,000 Ton/Year off-site disposal of waste
  solvents
• Chemical
• Automotive

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Selected Applications

• Our approach for developed solutions
• Preliminary Evaluation
• Evaluation of economics
• Testing of selected technologies
• Preliminary design and economic analysis
• Implementation of solution
• Signing of long term agreement with customer
• Finance, design, build, install and operate
  on-site solution

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Case Study

• Solvent Recovery Program
• at
• Paint Production Facility

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study)
Background Information

• Large paint production facility
• Waste solvents
• MEK
• Mineral Spirits
• Annual waste solvent volumes in excess of 300,000
  gallons
• Waste solvent characteristics
• Mixture of solvent (gt70) and other paint
  constituents (resins, pigments, surfactants,
  etc.)

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study) Waste
Solvent Management

• Old Waste Management Program
• Off-site Disposal
• Transportation
• Incineration at Energy Recovery Unit (ERU)

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study) Our
Approach

• New Waste Management Program
• Development of solution
• Preliminary evaluation of economics
• Conduct testing of selected technologies on waste
  solvent
• Confirm preliminary design and economic analysis
• Implementation of solution
• Signed long term agreement with customer
• Financed, designed, built, installed and
  currently operating on-site solution

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study) Our
Approach

• New Waste Management Program
• Implementation of on-site waste treatment for
  solvent recovery
• Recovered solvent (over 70)
• Solvent re-use at facility
• Off-site disposal of treatment residues (lt30)
• Transportation
• Energy Recovery Unit (ERU)

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study) Solvent
Recovery System
STAR Solvent Recovery System
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Paint Production Facility (Case Study) Overall
Flow of Our Approach
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Paint Production Facility - Product Samples
RAW SOLVENT
MINERAL SPIRITS
MEK
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Paint Production Facility (Case Study)Results -
Economic Analysis
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Paint Production Facility (Case Study)Results of
Our Approach

• Major Benefits of New Program
• Substantial economic return for facility(savings)
• Reliable on-site treatment solution
• Over 1 year of operations
• Significant reduction in natural resources
  consumption and environmental impact
• Re-use of recovered solvent at facility
• Reduced hazardous waste and emissions

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Paint Production Facility (Case Study)Results of
Our Approach

• Major Benefits of New Program (continue)
• Meeting regulatory requirements, trends and
  incentives
• Contributing to industry competitiveness and
  sustainable growth

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Summary

• Major Benefits of New Program
• Substantial economic return for facility(savings)
• Reliable on-site treatment solution
• Over 1 year of operations
• Significant reduction in natural resources
  consumption and environmental impact
• Re-use of recovered solvent at facility
• Reduced hazardous waste and emissions

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Questions?
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