Our client is the battery recycling business unit of a specialty chemicals and materials company. The company employs over 11,000 people and operates 45 production sites worldwide, showcasing its extensive global presence and expertise in sustainable materials.
Key Challenges
Like all units in the organization, the site in China has its clear CO2 reduction targets, in particular through reducing steam consumption. The site had already implemented measures towards this target, but there was still some need to determine additional initiatives to reach this target. There was especially a need to combine Expansion plans and Energy Efficiency projects in 1 roadmap The company worked with EFESO and DB Energy to develop a roadmap for achieving the envisioned target.
Approach
- Plant energy walk-through of approximately one week to get a clear picture of the status quo and suitable measures
- 4 Quick Wins (2 months realization time)
- 6 attractive yet complex projects
- 14 projects that went into backlog
- 20 ideas were disregarded because they didn’t fit with the planned expansion
- Pinch analysis for the six complex projects
- Designed solution and feasibility check of realization and impact
- Investment estimation
- Review of the Energy management system
- Design of the optimal CAPEX roadmap for selected scenarios of volume growth
- Investment roadmap with sequencing of projects
- Overall Net Present Value calculation for scenario & approval
Results
- Financial payback:
- For the full investment program: 4 years
- For the energy efficiency investments: 1,7 years
- Roadmap to reduce the steam consumption, and the CO2 emissions by 76% in 2026
That's exactly what it's all about: achieving sustainability targets and creating financial value at the same time.
Sustainability Manager Rechargeable Battery Materials
