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Akzo Secures Sustainable Steam

by Alexander H. Tullo
September 21, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 37

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Credit: AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel will use steam from reclaimed wood.
A plant in the Netherlands, from which AkzoNobel will secure steam.
Credit: AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel will use steam from reclaimed wood.

AkzoNobel has signed a 12-year contract to buy steam for its local chemical operations from Eneco, which operates a plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The facility converts reclaimed wood into electricity and recently got the go-ahead to also supply steam. Akzo says the setup will reduce its CO2 emissions by 100,000 metric tons per year, the same as 12,500 households. Supply of the biomass-derived steam is set to begin in December 2016.

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