The Power of Garbage - Alternative Energy and Reduced Emissions Through LOMAX™ Technology
Styron’s latex plant in Dalton, Georgia, runs almost entirely on alternative energy and significantly reduces CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to LOMAX™ Technology. Named for its focus on delivering materials with LOwer environmental impact with MAXimum performance, LOMAX Technology uses methane gas collected from a nearby landfill as the primary energy source to manufacture Styron’s latex for carpet backing and reduces the product’s carbon footprint by 25 percent.1
The methane gas (approximately 160 billion BTUs worth) is piped to a Landfill Gas Energy Recovery facility and then to the Styron plant, where the energy is used to power the plant’s boiler, virtually eliminating the need for natural gas. The resulting steam energy runs approximately 95 percent of the manufacturing processes at the plant.
And, because the methane is being harnessed for energy instead of being released into the atmosphere, LOMAX Technology reduces CO2 emissions by more than 17 million pounds per year or approximately 24 million pounds of total greenhouse gas emissions. That’s the equivalent of eliminating the use of 170,000 barrels of oil or removing 13,500 cars from the road each year.
Find out how LOMAX™ Technology works, and how you can select Styron product with LOMAX Technology.
1Based on a study conducted by the Life Cycle Assessment group of The Dow Chemical Company, in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards and third-party reviewed by an independent Life Cycle Assessment study, conducted by the University of Stuttgart.
