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PLENCO CSR Initiative
Environmental Policy
Ever since our founding, Plenco has been a good
employer, supplier and neighbor when it comes
to the environment. We have implemented sustain-
able processes that not only are respectful of our
surroundings but make good business sense as
well.
• A respect for our environmental impact has
guided the design and location of our buildings,
plant processes and contingency planning.
Dust collectors help clean the air while recover-
ing materials that can be reused. Our phenol
recovery plant reclaims phenol from production
condensate for reuse, minimizing waste while
reducing overall demand for virgin phenol.
• Plenco employs an exhaust economizer to
recover exhaust heat from a 60,000 PPH,
natural gas-fired, steam boiler. The recovered
heat is transferred to the boiler feedwater,
thereby increasing the overall efficiency and
lowering the fuel demand.
• At all levels, our plant operations utilize manage-
ment practices and the best available technol-
ogy to maximize product quality and minimize
environmental impact. Over the past decades,
these carefully planned efforts have reduced
production waste to levels approaching zero.
• Green practices and processes support our
customers’ requirements to meet
their
environ-
mental objectives as products move downstream
through the supply chain.
• The United States Environmental Protection
Agency has awarded Plenco a Letter of
Commendation in recognition of our “voluntary
initiative to reduce toxic emissions and foster
pollution prevention as the preferred approach
to environmental improvement.”
The vast majority of Plenco’s environmental
practices and policies pre-date the existence
of regulatory bodies such as the Environmental
Protection Agency. Environmental stewardship
and responsibility have been a part our identity as
a company from the start. Nonetheless, Plenco is
committed to continuous improvement as it relates
to our environmental practices and policies.
The environment in which we live and work is important to all of us
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Exhaust fans at the North Avenue plant
control in-plant air quality.