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Water treatment is one of the fastest grow-ing businesses in the world, worth approx-imately 500 billion
dollars. This growth is partly explained by the intensifying water shortage: the amount of available water is decreas-ing as the need for it grows.
Kemira is investing strongly in re-search and development in order to improve water and energy efficien-cy as well as water quality. New wa-ter chemistry applications and tech-nologies are being introduced rapidly around the world, especially in Asia and South America. In addition, de-veloping countries need basic water treatment solutions.
Kemira aims to become a leading water chemistry company. We serve about 10,000 customers, improving their resource efficiency with our deep expertise in industrial processes and water chemistry. Our product portfo-lio includes applications for the treat-ment of drinking water, process water, wastewater and sludge. Reduced con-sumption of energy, water and other raw materials helps cut costs and pro-tect the environment. Less is more.
Kemira has more than 70 produc-tion plants, where equipment, pro-duction processes, environmental efficiency and safety are enhanced con-tinuously. Energy-efficient production plants make business sense. In every way possible, Kemira is committed to efficient water and energy use, which help to minimize environmental im-pact and improve cost efficiency.
Harri KerminenPresident and CeO Of Kemira
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SHaping a better future Clean water and eco-efficiency are the drivers of Kemira’s r&d and technology.
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One Step aHead Kemira’s customers have many means to reduce their water footprints.
Safety firSt Good results in work and process safety for Kemira, once again.
big StepS in energy efficiencyKemira’s new program enhances energy efficiency and cost savings.
extending reacH However challenging, chemical legislation is also beneficial for Kemira.
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Kemira’s key environmental goals in-clude minimizing wastewater emis-sions, using water and other resourc-
es efficiently, reducing industrial waste and improving energy efficiency. The com-pany is committed to promoting sustain-able development in its production and business facilities.
Kemira’s business operations focus on water and its efficient use, treatment and recycling in industry and municipal waterworks.
DetermineD Development workKemira continued to reduce its environ-mental impact in 2010. The company has achieved good results also in safety.
“This is because of determined long-term work that consists of small steps to-ward better results,” says Aarno Salminen, Vice President for Environment and Safety. “Manufacturing chemical products and ap-
in 2010, Kemira continued its determined long-term work
to reduce its impact on the environment. Consistent
management processes help the company achieve its
environmental goals.
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plications for water quantity and qual-ity management requires well-thought-out safety practices and production processes.”
Kemira had no major environmental investments in progress related to pro-duction plants in 2010. Minor improve-ment projects were carried out at several plants, related to water chemical produc-tion, for example. The process enhance-ment project at the Tiancheng, China, paper chemical plant was completed in 2010, reducing emissions and waste.
Kemira’s environmental remediation projects continued as planned at five lo-cations in Finland, Sweden and the Unit-ed States. For these projects, Kemira has made provisions of EUR 19.6 million. The most important project is the closure of the iron sulfate landfill at the facility in Pori, Finland. According to Salminen, the work has progressed well.
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towarD consistent practicesEquipment and production processes at Kemira’s over 70 plants are enhanced continuously. Work to harmonize environmental and safety practices has continued in all operational areas.
In addition, Kemira carried out audits in all locations to monitor compliance with internal EHSQ standards.
“All locations operate under different circum-stances, like age and legal requirements. This is why we first analyze and summarize the informa-tion collected through the audits. Then we plan the necessary improvements and make decisions about future focus areas.” Salminen explains.
The goal is to create certified management sys-tems for all Kemira locations globally.
In addition to internal systems, Kemira is com-mitted to the international Responsible Care program, the chemical industry’s voluntary ini-tiative to continuously improve environmental, health and safety performance.
progress in safetyKemira recorded good safety levels in 2010. The number of accidents was again lower than in preceding years.
“There is still room for improvement, howev-er. Our goals are stricter than the current level,” says Salminen.
Continuous training is essential to improving occupational and process safety. Kemira has in-creased training for plant managers, for example.
“Plant managers are crucial in leading by ex-ample,” Salminen points out.
Most of Kemira’s plant managers in Europe and North America have completed modern safe-
”through its products and solutions, kemira has a global impact on how its customers treat and recycle water,” says
aarno salminen, vice president for environment and safety.
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ty training. The programme continues in South America, to be followed by China.
Kemira stresses the importance of safe-ty and efficiency in the use of its own re-sources as well.
“Kemira’s new energy-efficiency pro-grams are an excellent example. We have discovered many new ways to cut costs,” says Salminen.
Kemira has invested in energy effi-ciency for more than ten years. Now the company has adopted an even more sys-tematic and goal-oriented approach. Ke-
the kemira coDe ofconDuct aDDresses:
• financial reporting.
• environment, health and safety (eHs).
• Business partners.
• fair competition.
• Conflicts of interest and bribery.
• support for human rights.
• insider information and investor relations.
• Company assets.
• Confidentiality and privacy.
• reporting procedures.
• Preventing and minimizing any harmful effects of our operations on the environment, people and property.
• Continuously improving our environmental and safety performance.
• Promoting sustainable development by making efficient use of energy and natural resources.
• the international responsible Care (rC) program.
• Globalizing our certified management systems.
we are committeD to:
mira’s resource efficiency measures tar-gets all of its global operations, from the production chain to logistics.
“Emissions and waste can be re-duced by closing water cycles, for exam-ple. Safe, uninterrupted processes enable highly efficient use of resources,” notes Salminen.
strong r&DInnovations based on strong research and product development give Kemira a competitive advantage in water chemi-
cals. These innovations help customers improve cost-efficiency and minimize the harmful impacts on the environment. Es-tablished by Kemira and VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, the Center of Water Efficiency Excellence (SWEET) is a unique research network that brings to-gether top-level water expertise globally.
The aim is to develop new technology, which helps to enhance the water usage and recycling, and to create more sustain-able and energy-efficient solutions for the water intensive industry.
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sHaPinG a Better fUtUreKemira’s research and development is firmly
focused on clean water and eco-efficiency, driven
by the dominant megatrends of the coming
decades. this year, the company’s r&d is boosted
by the leading-edge research initiative sWeet.
through more efficient use and reuse of water, Kemira is active-ly participating in solving wa-ter-related issues. The compa-ny’s products and applications
enable manufacturing processes to be-come less energy intensive.
Research and development is proactive-ly focused on new ways to help custom-ers cut costs while lowering their envi-ronmental load, water use and energy use – and at the same time improving prod-
uct quality. Eco-efficiency also fosters more innovative approaches.
Kemira serves water-intensive indus-try - environmental sustainability is our current and future business,” says Heidi Fagerholm, Executive Vice President of R&D and Technology.
Kemira is benefiting customers through three R&D program areas: water reuse,
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the Center of Water ef-ficiency excellence (sWeet) is a strategic
partnership with the presti-gious Vtt technical research Centre of finland and other strategic players in the water technology field.
sWeet is a new way of working, where Kemira aligns internal and external resources to faster reach commercializa-tion and business success.
since it was launched in spring 2010, cooperation with Vtt has gone well. around 200 scientists are hard at work on sWeet-related issues.
in certain projects Kemira has been able to proceed to customer trials. this is one ex-ample of the need for short-term wins to validate the pos-sibilities to create new organic business.
Collaboration with part-ner companies has proceeded mostly as planned.
as in Kemira r&d, sWeet’s main initial focuses are on wa-ter reuse, biomass and sus-tainable water chemistry.
Kemira wants to create profitable organic growth in these areas, which strongly support all Kemira’s segments. the common denominator through is water intensiveness for industrial sectors.
sWeet COLLaBOratiOn
biomass utilization and sustainable wa-ter chemistry. These are also the targets of the SWEET [see sidebar]. The efficient use and reuse of water is a central prin-ciple of Kemira’s strategy.
use less, reuse moreKemira believes that with the opportu-nities provided by chemistry, it’s pos-sible to use water more efficiently in water-intensive industries. For exam-ple, by developing more efficient pro-cesses for desalination and water reuse by optimizing the chemistry used, it’s
possible to decrease operating costs for produced water.
This goes hand-in-hand with emerg-ing megatrends. Availability of fresh water will become a critical issue in many regions.
Increasing water demand is driven by urbanization and population growth, par-ticularly in Asia, and by industrialization, especially in Asia and South America. In India alone, the population has increased by 40 million in the past two years, push-ing up water demand. In addition, it is es-timated that 80 percent of the developing
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world’s diseases are caused by dirty wa-ter. 1.3 billion people live without clean water – and that number is growing.
Climate change is causing more prob-lems. In some places, droughts are deplet-ing the last water reservoirs. Elsewhere, torrential rains and floods degrade the quality of drinking water. These develop-ments, along with stricter regulations and cost concerns, are putting pressure on in-dustry to cut water consumption.
While the outlook may seem bleak, many of these challenges can be met by innovative integration of chemistry so-lutions and industrial process know-how. Kemira is ready to help shape a better future.
from waste to powerKemira’s target to gain profitable and or-ganic growth is based on delivering the
eco-efficiencyfosters more innovative approaches.
right kind of water to mankind, whether it’s drinking or process water.
Without clean process water, the wa-ter-intensive industries face problems, for example in energy generation. Kemira’s business model is based on applying a wide product portfolio to make use and reuse of water more efficient in our cus-tomers’ processes.
Among the prime reuses of industrial water and its byproducts is biomass uti-lization. Kemira is working on technical developments in this promising area of resource efficiency.
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Biomass produced through water puri-fication is being used as a source for en-ergy production. Through anaerobic di-gestion, organic matter in sludge from wastewater treatment converted into methane, which can then be used as an energy source. Digestion is maximized through nutrient supplements, raising the energy efficiency. Besides methane, sludge is also a valuable source of nutrients such as nitrates and phosphorous – as well as of course water for recirculation.
Another example around the close in-terconnection of water and energy is the need for cooling water in almost all kinds of energy production.
Whether it is raw water intake or wa-ter circulation which is in question, wa-ter must be treated to hinder organic or inorganic buildup and corrosion, for ex-ample.
sustainably into the futureThe third main focus of Kemira’s R&D is sustainable water chemistry. This, too, is motivated by customer needs, environ-mental concerns and legislation.
The share of biodegradable and recy-cled raw materials in Kemira’s chemistry solutions is becoming even more impor-tant. Active development of the portfolio ahead of regulatory constraints is also vi-tal. The entire product portfolio is well in line with the rigorous European product safety standards.
Kemira has a long history in water-re-lated technologies and applications. In addition to the continuous developments in water treatment chemicals at its global R&D laboratories, Kemira is one of the key companies that produce these chemi-cals themselves. This means that Kemira has deep knowledge about the whole process, from raw materials to the final product.
Striving for pole position in water chemistry, Kemira is using its competence to ensure that chemistry is well integrat-ed with equipment and analytical instru-mentation to meet process requirements. Kemira’s R&D is doing its very best to support Kemira’s vision and develop new solutions and concepts that will create new business related to efficient use and reuse of water.
Kemira’s strenght is its in-house production and knowledge of water chemistry.
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the general objective of REACH – Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals – is en-hancing protection of human
health and the environment. In effect since 2007, the legislation is overseen by the Eu-ropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA), locat-ed near Kemira headquarters in Helsinki.
Under REACH, industry is responsible for assessing and managing risks posed by chemicals and for supplying safety infor-mation to users.
“From a company point of view, there are actually several advantages,” says Liisa Rapeli-Likitalo, Senior Manager, Product Safety. Data is more harmonized, stream-lined and publicly available. There is also better management and control of chemi-cals throughout the supply chain, says the head of Kemira’s REACH Project Team.
Meanwhile, R&D has more opportu-nities to explore new molecules via the product and process oriented research and development (PPORD) notification sys-
tem.
beefing it upAll of this poses challenges as
well. More information must flow through the supply
chain, which requires advanced IT systems. For example, manage-
ment of registration numbers in Safety Data
Sheets (SDS) for various legal entities is a com-
plex exercise. The compa-nies have to update SDSs to
comply with the new require-ments of REACH and Classifi-
cation, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP) reg-ulations. For registered chemicals, registration numbers and uses, in-cluding exposure scenarios, must also be communicated. Maintaining and communicating these uses is a new re-
quirement where best practices need to be developed, notes Rapeli-Likitalo.
Extensive work is underway to beef up IT systems to support the new REACH requirements. This is also true in regard to the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemi-cals (GHS), known as CLP in the EU.
Another challenge has been preparing new SDS and labels for pure substanc-es under these CLP regulations as well as preparation for Classification and Labeling notification. This is required for materials sold as single substanc-es from December 2010 onwards. Ke-mira product safety is submitting notifi-cation dossiers for substances that have not yet been registered under REACH. The work will continue in the coming years as the regulation is expanded to include mixtures.
sharing Data anD costsA major milestone in the REACH process came at the end of November, the dead-line for registering substances with the highest volumes as well as those with the most severe hazards. Nearly 25,000 files were submitted to ECHA by the deadline.
Altogether Kemira made around 3,000 pre-registrations, covering many EU-im-ported substances. In 2010, 93 registra-tions were made, covering 49 substances.
Some of the dossier preparation was done as part of consortia and Sub-stance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs). These were set up in order to share data and costs under a proj-ect launched in 2006.
“The first registration phase was com-pleted successfully,” says Rapeli-Liki-talo. “However, due to the complexity of REACH, supply chain communication re-mains challenging. New guidance docu-ments and updates are published often. Implementing REACH has been full of ‘daily inventions’ to tackle evolving issues no-one has encountered before.”
REACH is part of a global trend to-ward stricter safety legislation, with many countries developing new chemical rules.
“There are also REACH-like regulato-ry developments in China and Turkey,” says Rapeli-Likitalo. “And the UN’s GHS system is being implemented globally, in-cluding countries where no previous clas-sification and labeling legislation has ex-isted before.”
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Kemira’s approach to product safety is driv-en by its commitment to responsible Care and iCCa Global Product strategy.
responsible Care is fundamental to all Kemira ac-tivities – and product safety is a crucial part of it. “We see excellence in Product safety as ben-
eficial for our business, as we can better serve our customers with products that are compliant in
their applications,” says Susanna toivonen, Head of Product safety.during 2010, Kemira fine-tuned its product safety net-
work. to efficiently serve the business, global processes have been reviewed and clarified. the Product safety or-
ganization was streamlined to support the product man-agement structure.“Kemira has been revising the ways of working in its new
product development process,” explains toivonen. “We’re in-volving product safety in the early phases of product develop-
ment projects. thus we can better guide r&d to choose from alternatives that are viable from the regulatory point of view.” meanwhile, to support the new regulatory requirements, Ke-
mira also extensively overhauled its it systems, a process that continues in 2011.
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Water-intensive industries need to minimize water, energy and raw materials use to cut costs
and reduce their environmental effects. Increasingly, companies use carbon calcu-lators and, in future, will use water foot-print calculators to evaluate their envi-ronmental impact.
A carbon footprint indicates how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions a product, service or opera-tion produces during its life cycle. A wa-ter footprint represents how much water is used to produce a product, service or operation.
stanDarDs in the makingThe ISO 14067 standard for carbon foot-prints is expected to be finalized soon, but an international standard for water footprints will take longer to complete.
“The second draft of the water foot-print standard was circulating for com-ments. Its development will still take a few years, because it involves many gov-ernments and other parties. This, how-ever, is the best way to proceed,” says Se-nior Manager Timo Härmä of Kemira.
The standard will make it possible to calculate and compare product, company, or government-specific water footprints. Kemira’s customers have shown consider-able interest.
pioneering workAs part of a pilot project, Kemira is cal-culating carbon and water footprints for eight of its products, mostly industrial coagulants.
“The project will produce valuable in-formation, which will be used in stan-dardization work and footprint meth-od development,” says Project Manager Marianna Vuorikari. “The incomplete standard makes calculating and compar-ing water footprints relatively difficult, but we want to be proactive in this field. Products that help customers reduce their carbon and water footprints are an in-creasingly important competitive asset,” says Vuorikari.
Härmä points out that water foot-prints also help companies enhance production efficiency.
“With more accurate information on energy and water use, we will be able to cut consumption where it matters most,” says Härmä.
Kemira has a very small carbon foot-print, largely because carbon-free elec-tricity constitutes 80 percent of the company’s electricity use. Kemira also has diminished its water footprint be-cause of efficient process water recycling in production.
“With Kemiras water chemicals we en-able reuse of water and thus make our customers water footprint smaller.”
frOm finLand tO tHe WOrLdfinland’s country brand Delegation stresses the importance of the water footprint as a key indica-tor of sustainable development. the delegation, appointed by the foreign minister, suggests that finland should become the first country in the world to calculate water footprints for all the food-stuffs it produces. according to the delegation, this model could also be exported to awaken the world to the significance of the water footprint.
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safety firstthanks to careful management, Kemira again achieved better results in safety.
“These international frameworks are the basis of our plan, do, check & act cycle,” says Salminen. “They leave certain flexibility for us to define the most important aspects that we want to improve.”
cooperation for inDustry safetyIn process safety, Kemira wants to learn from the best benchmarks and put it into practice in a disciplined manner.
“We’re approaching the best quar-ter in the international chemical in-dustry and must maintain that lev-el,” says Salminen.
Kemira is putting more emphasis on preventive measures, so-called leading indicators.
“These include many kinds of em-ployee and managerial tasks, like safe-ty observations, safety walks, and man-agement of audit findings or near-miss situations.”
Kemira has obtained new site cer-tificates and adopted a centralized EHSQ management system in North America – an approach to be spread to other regions.
Kemira has invested in new software to support the performance of Process Hazard Assessments. For accident and near-miss reporting, personnel use ded-icated software Synergi, which runs in their native languages.
“These new software tools and au-dits are good learning opportunities,” says Salminen. “This is a permanent training mission.”
“Our driving idea is simply safety first,” says Aarno Salmin-en, VP, Environment & Safety. “Visible
management commitment is the key.”Kemira’s main achievement was
again improvement in occupational safety measured by Lost Time Accident (LTA1). Despite the better-than-ever levels, the company wants to improve even more.
plan, Do, check & actKemira continued to boost process safety auditing and reporting company-wide. New tools were added to moni-tor internal risk and technical safety at production facilities, and to train staff.
“We are building Process Safe-ty Management System and process safety culture which ensures that our plants operate safely,” says Pieter-Jan Bots, Process Safety Manager. “Audits identify the strong and weak points in the system and process safety cul-ture, while focusing on key issues to be improved.”
The first, most important step is the Process Hazard Assessment, fol-lowed by technical evaluations at pro-duction facilities. Process Safety Criti-cal sites are audited every third year. All sites are regularly audited by En-vironmental Health Safety and Qual-ity (EHSQ) managers. In Europe, the authorities audit Process Safety Criti-cal sites. As most sites have ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certi-fication, they are assessed annually by certification bodies.
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Kemira is committed to improving the state of the Baltic Sea. Chemical treatment of wastewater removes hazard-ous substances and significantly reduces nutrient emis-
sions to seawater.The Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is an independent foun-
dation established to save the most polluted sea in the world. The group collects protection commitments from companies in the Baltic Sea area. Kemira participated in the Baltic Sea Sum-mit held in Helsinki in February 2010 and published its first commitment regarding nutrient recycling from wastewater sludge on September 2009. The second commitment made by Kemira was published on October 2010 with the focus on the development of technologies to remove micropollutants from effluent of wastewater plants.
In September 2010, BSAG and Kemira held a water treat-ment conference for local decision-makers in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Riga has reduced its environmental emissions rap-idly: its annual phosphorus disposal to the Baltic Sea has de-creased by 100 tons in three years. This constitutes one third of the national goal set by the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) to be achieved by 2021. HELCOM is the governing body of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area. Riga’s nitrogen emissions to the Baltic Sea have decreased even more.
The opportunity to share experiences was one of the most significant aspects of the convention. The participants discov-ered that instead of huge amounts of money, progress requires determination and a strong will to succeed.
Kemira plays an important role in reducing wastewater emissions to the Baltic Sea. Riga is one of the many cities and municipalities in the Baltic Sea area that use the company’s water chemicals.
Kemira is engaging in closer research and de-velopment collaboration with Nanyang Tech-nological University and the national wa-
ter agency (PUB) in Singapore.Kemira and Nanyang Technological University
have launched a two-year project to enhance waste-water treatment efficiency. The project aims to de-sign a low-energy treatment process that produces high quantities of clean water and as little waste as possible.
Kemira and PUB collaborate on issues re-lated to raw water, wastewater, recycled water and sludge treatment.
The Government of Singapore has selected the en-vironmental and water-related industries as strategic growth areas. Singapore has more than 70 water-re-lated companies.
Kemira has been accepted as a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Devel-opment (WBCSD). This influential council con-
sists of 200 companies from 35 countries.The WBCSD offers firms an opportunity to learn
about sustainable development and share best prac-tices. The council represents companies in a diversi-ty of forums and collaborates with governments and transgovernmental networks, as well as non-govern-mental organizations.
Represented by CEO Harri Kerminen, Ke-mira contributes to the WBCSD by sharing its water expertise.
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the strict regulations for oil production in the North Sea area increase the need for efficient chemicals for environmentally sensitive conditions.
Kemira supplies KemEguard antiscalants to oil indus-try service companies in the North Sea area, where chal-lenges include precipitation of mineral ions in layers on the pipes and equipment. This could block pipelines, but Kemira’s products effectively prevent scaling.
Kemira’s biodegradable antiscalants have been certi-fied with the Yellow Band Approval for the North Sea, Norwegian Sector. The products meet biodegradability requirements and are environmentally acceptable.
Wastewater treatment generates high quantities of sludge. For this reason, Kemira’s KemiCond sludge treatment
solution is attracting a lot of customer interest.Käppala in Sweden is one of the most ad-
vanced wastewater treatment plants in the world. Serving eleven municipalities in the Stockholm area, the plant processes about 50 million cubic meters of wastewater every year. Käppala uti-lized KemiCond sludge conditioning technology combined with advanced dewatering, hence the amount of sludge is reduced approximately by 50 percent, from 40,000 tons to 20,000 tons. The process also improves odor control.
In the fall of 2010, the KemiCond solution was listed in the ICIS Innovation Awards contest for significant innovations in the United States.
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in the spring of 2010, Kemira launched a new program to identi-fy energy-efficiency needs in its pro-duction plants. Ten of the company’s most energy-intensive plants were re-viewed before the end of the year to
reduce costs and environmental effects.“We adopted a more systematic and
goal-oriented approach, and the results are excellent,” says Elina Engman, Vice President for Energy at Kemira. “We have discovered a great diversity of new ways to save energy.”
Based on four-day reviews, produc-tion plants listed energy-efficiency mea-sures, many of which required no major investments and could be implemented immediately.
Energy need can be reduced by adjust-ing processes and process temperatures or using waste heat for preheating, to name just a few examples. In so doing, energy efficiency can be enhanced by as much as 20 percent.
BiG stePs in enerGy effiCienCy
Kemira’s production is based largely on carbon-free energy. Carbon dioxide emis-sions from Kemira’s production plants have decreased by more than 95 percent since 2000 mainly because of structur-al changes in business operations. With-in the European Union’s Emission Trad-ing System, the company needs emission allowances and permits only in one loca-tion in Sweden.
attituDe countsKemira’s energy-efficiency program has gained momentum because of additional management resources and, above all, en-thusiastic employees.
“Employees have actively contributed to identifying energy-efficiency needs. In addition, every production plant has been assigned a person who is responsible for furthering the program,” says Engman.
For investments related to long-term improvements, production plants have prepared project plans and to-do lists.
Kemira’s energy management sys-tem includes a manual that production plants can use to implement improve-ments. In addition, production plants can share best practices as part of the review process.
Energy needs vary greatly by produc-tion plant. Some plants need a great deal of steam, whereas others con-sume a lot of electricity, gas or oil.
“All benefit from a common toolkit from which they can choose the tools that work best for them,” says Engman.
improvements every DayEngman stresses that improving energy-efficiency is not a separate project. It is integral to everyday operations at each production plant.
“Energy efficiency is about con-tinuous work, monitoring and improvements,” she says.
This year, 10 to 15 of Kemira’s pro-duction plants will be reviewed in terms of energy efficiency. The company is also creating an energy-efficiency system that includes training as well as management and reporting tools.
“Improving energy efficiency is a pro-cess that covers all of Kemira’s global op-erations,” Engman points out.
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enVirOnmentaL datafOr tHe Kemira GrOUP
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Releases into wateR, tonnes
Chemical Oxygen demand (COd)1 29 69 53 45 58
nitrogen (n) 87 70 48 4 4
Phosphorus (P) 4 2 0.4 0.5 0.5
suspended solids, 1,000 tonnes 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.05 0.02
metals (Hg+Cd+Pb+Cr+as+Cu+ni+zn) 2.3 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.1
Releases into aiR, tonnes
Particulates 40 69 63 58 19
sulphur dioxide (sO2)2 1,813 1,957 1,801 1,015 168
nitrogen oxides (nO2)3 298 372 323 263 273
Carbon dioxide (CO2), 1,000 tonnes 224 223 205 186 182
Volatile organic compounds(VOC)4 171 182 177 174 96
Volatile inorganic compounds (ViC)5 23 144 142 34 64
waste6, tonnes
Hazardous wastes, total 6,497 8,073 9,554 7,109 14,658
Off-site landfill 2,161 2,738 3,269 2,621 9,079
Off-site incineration 2,332 3,815 3,709 3,271 2,357
On-site landfil 0 0 0 0 59
Other treatment 1,969 1,521 2,576 1,217 3,164
non-hazardous wastes, 1,000 tonnes 526 639 299 44 26
natuRal ResouRces
fuel consumption, ktoe 92 107 89 54 54
fuel consumption as raw material, ktoe7 93 92 83 105 116
Purchased electricity, tj 10,420 11,082 10,857 9,718 10,346
Purchased heat, tj 6,754 7,340 6,497 4,327 4,726
Cooling water volume, million m3, approx. 213 219 199 159 163
Waste water volume, million m3, approx. 8 5.7 6.1 6.0 1.4 1.2
safety
number of accidents9 per million working hours 6.0 6.5 4.4 3.5 3.1
RefeRence data, euR million
Group net sales 2,522 2,810 2,832 2,500 2,160
environmental capital expenditure 12.2 30.2 7.2 2.3 2.9
environmental operating costs 35.4 39.1 30.0 14.9 12.9
total environmental costs, % of net sales 1.9 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.7
1 estimate. in this case, partly caused by inorganic discharges.2 all sulphur compounds calculated as sO2.3 nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide calculated as nO2.4 VOC is a sum of volatile organic compounds as defined in eU directive 1999/13/eC5 sum of ammonia, hydrogen chloride and six other simple inorganic compounds.
6 reported figures do not include on-site incineration, waste which is further processed into products at the sites, or sold as a co-product to external recycling. figures are on wet basis.7 2009 increase mainly due to a calculation correction at one site.8 Wastewater volumes to external treatment are excluded9 accidents causing an employee absence at least one day (Lta1).
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of business divestments. Cooling water use increased due to higher production volumes.
Amounts of non-hazardous waste were about 42% lower than in the previous year. The change was mainly caused by higher one-time off-site disposal of waste in 2009. Hazardous waste from produc-tion remained practically unchanged, but contaminated soil from remedial projects in Scandinavia rmore than doubled the overall figures.
environmental costs in controlThe environmental costs have decreased substantially in Kemira over the past years, and this trend continued also in 2010. Total costs amounted to EUR 15.7 (17.2) million. The reduction is explained by lower operating costs totaling EUR 12.9 (14.9) million. Environmental cap-ital expenditure was somewhat high-er, EUR 2.9 (2.3) million. The rise came from many small improvements at sever-al plants, in a year of no significant ongo-ing environmental investments.
sUmmary Of tHe enVirOnmentaL data
Kemira’s environmental report employs the prin-ciples of financial reporting and complies with the finnish accountancy Board’s (KiLa) general instructions on the recognition, measurement and disclosure of environmental issues in the annual reports of companies, 2006.
in addition, the data of the report is in sub-stantial compliance with the responsible Care reporting Guidelines (2006) of Cefic, the euro-pean Chemical industry Council. Of the core pa-rameters defined by this guideline, nitrous oxide and CfC compounds are not reported because of no significant emissions, and transport inci-dent data is not collected globally.
Kemira’s environmental releases remained stable compared with the previous year. Safety performance continued to improve globally, and there were no accidents with serious consequences. Environmental remediation works proceeded also well. Costs of environmental protection continued to decrease slightly.
the environmental data of Kemira has been compiled from 71 pro-duction sites globally. Separate ter-
minals or storage areas are not cov-ered. There were no first-time reporters in 2010, but three sites were closed and 13 sites were left out due to business ar-rangements.
The reported production volumes were down by 6 % reflecting the smaller num-ber of sites, while volumes in the con-tinuing businesses were higher. The total energy consumption increased by 7 %, mainly as a result of higher production volumes and electricity use in sodium chlorate manufacturing.
Climate gas emissions were stable, at a level of only 3 % of the situation in early 2000’s. The reported sulphur di-oxide emission dropped by as much as 80%, as a consequence of divesting the sulphuric acid production in Kokkola, Finland. Volatile organic (VOC) emis-sions were down by 45%, a change ex-plained by spinning off the paint business of Tikkurila Oyj.
The waste water volumes continued on a downward slope, mainly as a result
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1 BRazil • The loading and storage areas were
improved at the Arapoti plant. • In Rio Claro, water management
and waste neutralization were en-hanced, helping also in the final disposal of waste.
• A gas scrubbing system was installed at Camacari, solving the air emission impacts in the vicinity of the plant.
• The Lages plant reduced waste and improved reactor safety. Compen-sation was paid for a local fish-kill that occurred in the nearby creek in the previous year.
2 mexico• The Xoxtla plant upgraded dust
control within the factory area.
3 finland• Noise control was enhanced at the
Oulu hydrogen peroxide plant. • The Vaasa plant made soil investiga-
tions and started the sediment reme-diation project of the nearby Lake Infjärden.
• The Joutseno site made im-provements in spill control and energy efficiency.
• The Kuusankoski plant upgraded emission control with automation and new gas analyzer.
• Tightening of the salt storage ar-ea was undertaken at Äetsä, and the plant also sent old hazardous waste storage to approved treat-ment, as well as took into use new emergency equipment.
• The coagulant plant in Pori was equipped with a new dissolving unit for Ferix waste.
4 sweden• Helsingborg site increased water re-
cycling and investigated gas scrub-bing efficiency. A limited area of contaminated soil was cleaned up, and the demolition of old facto-ry buildings was largely complet-ed. Sea sediment investigations of the adjacent areas revealed a spot of elevated concentrations of arse-nic. A lively public discussion took place when renewing the safety per-mits of the site.
5 denmaRk• A fairly large leak of ethanol storage
tank occurred at Provestenen, but there were no injuries or damage to the environment.
6 the netheRlands• The Botlek plant improved oil sepa-
ration to comply with waste-water limits and made soil investigations.
• The hydrogen peroxide plant at Eu-ropoort improved energy efficiency and water management.
• The water chemical plant started us-ing recycled aluminum raw material.
7 united kingdom• Process changes at Goole enhanced
energy efficiency substantially.
8 fRance• The Sausheim plant shaped-up rain
water and spill control. • In Pierre Benite, a new process re-
duces air and water releases, and re-cycling measures were also taken to cut solids and aluminum discharges substantially.
9 spain• The Torrelavega plant advanced
with scrap use in the process and started upgrading the scrubbers.
• A new permit was obtained by the Tarragona site with tight-er conditions on waste water and water monitoring.
• The Zaramillo site optimized pro-cess waste separation.
10 italy• A new filter press at Cremona makes
metal separation more efficient. 11 canada• The Maitland plant conducted a
modeling study of noise and air emissions. A leak of close to three tons of hydrogen peroxide in load-ing area was contained immediately.
• A new containment tank was built at the Ottawa coagulant plant.
12 united states• The Marietta plant enhanced con-
trol of spills and occasional releases. • The Columbus plant improved pip-
ing and water control. • The Washougal plant started aer-
ation to cut waste water oxygen consumption.
13 china• The Tiancheng plant made good
progress in expansion and revamp-ing projects, thereby improving also process safety and reducing solvent emissions and waste.
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tO tHe bOard Of directOrS Of Kemira OyJ
We have been engaged by Kemira Oyj (hereafter: Kemira) to provide limited as-surance on Kemira’s environmental and occupational safety information from the reporting period 1.1.–31.12.2010 pre-sented in Kemira’s separate Environmen-tal Report 2010, as well as in Kemira’s Annual Report 2010 on pages 50-51 (hereafter: “Environmental Reporting”).
The data and assertions included in the Environmental Reporting remain the re-sponsibility of the management of Ke-mira. Moreover, the management of Ke-mira is responsible for preparing and presenting the environmental reporting in accordance with the Finnish Accountan-cy Standards Board’s recommendation on the recognition, measurement and disclo-sure of environmental issues in the annu-al accounts and annual reports of compa-nies (2006), as well as for preparing and presenting the statistics presented in con-nection with the environmental reporting in accordance with the European Chemi-cal Industry Council’s (CEFIC) Health, Safety and Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2006), where relevant to Ke-mira’s operations.
Our responsibility is to carry out a limited assurance engagement and to ex-press a conclusion on the environmental reporting subject to the assurance based on the work performed. We have con-ducted the engagement in accordance with the International Standard on As-surance Engagements (ISAE 3000): As-surance engagements other than audits or review of historical financial infor-mation, issued by the International Au-diting and Assurance Standards Board. Amongst others, this standard requires that the assurance team members pos-sess the specific knowledge, skills and professional competencies needed to un-derstand and review the information to be assured, and that they comply with the requirements of the IFAC Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants to ensure their independence.
The evaluation criteria used for our assurance are the Finnish Accountancy
Standards Board’s recommendation on the recognition, measurement and disclo-sure of environmental issues in the annu-al accounts and annual reports of com-panies (2006); and the CEFIC Health, Safety and Environmental Reporting Guidelines, as applied to Kemira’s envi-ronmental reporting.
limitations of the engagementEnvironment and safety related infor-mation is subject to inherent limitations regarding data accuracy and complete-ness, which are to be taken into account when reading our assurance report. The presented environmental reporting is to be considered in connection with the ex-planatory information on data collec-tion, consolidation and assessments pro-vided by Kemira. Our assurance report is not intended for use in evaluating Ke-mira’s performance in executing the en-vironmental or safety principles Kemira has defined. To assess the financial state and performance of Kemira, the Ke-mira audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 is to be consulted.
the work performeD in the engagement Our assurance procedures are designed to obtain limited assurance on whether the information subject to the assurance engagement is presented in all material respects in accordance with the Finnish Accountancy Standards Board’s recom-mendation on the recognition, measure-ment and disclosure of environmental issues in the annual accounts and an-nual reports of companies (2006); and in accordance with the CEFIC Health, Safety and Environmental Reporting Guidelines, as applied to Kemira’s envi-ronmental reporting.
A limited assurance engagement con-sists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for the preparation of the environmental reporting present-ed, and applying analytical and other evidence gathering procedures, as ap-propriate. The evidence gathering proce-dures mentioned above are more limited than for a reasonable assurance engage-
ment, and therefore less assurance is ob-tained than in a reasonable assurance engagement.
in our engagement we have performeD the following proceDures: • Interviews with the people respon-
sible for the preparation of the re-port;
• An assessment of data management processes, information systems and working methods used to gather and consolidate the presented environ-mental reporting, and a review of Kemira’s related internal documents;
• Comparison of the presented envi-ronmental reporting to underlying rules of procedure, management and reporting systems as well as docu-mentation;
• A review of the presented environ-mental reporting, including the per-formance data and assertions, sub-ject to the engagement, and an assessment of information quality and reporting boundary definitions;
• Testing of data accuracy and comp-leteness through samples from the Group’s information systems and original numerical information re-ceived from Kemira’s companies;
• Visits to two sites selected on the ba-sis of a risk analysis taking into ac-count both qualitative and quantita-tive information.
conclusionsBased on the assurance procedures per-formed, nothing has come to our atten-tion that causes us to believe that the information subject to the assurance en-gagement is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the criteria applied to the assurance engagement.
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