In the face of unpredictable energy prices, the ongoing campaign to improve energy efficiency is necessary for the Unilever’s Rexdale plant in Ontario to remain competitive. The Rexdale plant consumes huge quantities of energy for the annual production of 212 million pounds of margarine and other vegetable-oil products, and energy expenditures represent 15% of all production costs.
To meet an aggressive goal of reducing energy consumption by at least 6% per year, the Rexdale plant’s Energy Team has implemented, and carefully documented, 120 projects since 1999, saving more than $4.2 million in energy costs and eliminating about 23,000 tons of greenhouse gases. So far, natural gas consumption has been reduced by 46%, electricity by 23% and water by 48%. Click here to read more…
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