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By-Product Synergy

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US BCSD Member Companies• Alcan

• American Forest and Paper Association

• Baker Botts LLP

• CH2M Hill

• ConocoPhillips

• The Dow Chemical Company

• DuPont

• Holcim

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• Lafarge

• RETEC Group

• Rohm & Haas

• Shell Oil Company

• Temple-Inland Forest Products

• Thompson Knight LLP

• TXU

• URS

• Visteon

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BCSD Gulf of Mexico

CentraRSE Guatemala

BCSD Argentina

BCSD VenezuelaBCSD Colombia

BCSD Croatia

BCSD Czech Republic

BCSD El Salvador BCSD Honduras

BCSD Malaysia

PBE Philippines

BCSD South Africa

EFZ Zimbabwe

BCSD Thailand

Vernadsky Foundation Russia

APEQUE Algeria

BCSD Brazil

Entorno SpainFFA SpainEPE France BCSD Austria

BCSD UKCGLI USA/Canada

WASIGW.Australia

BCA Australia

BCSD Taiwan

AEECEgypt

Perú 2021

The Excel Partnership Canada

Keidanren Japan

CII

CoRE BCSD India

NHO-NorwayNHO-Norway

BCSD Ecuador

BCSD Mongolia

BCSD Paraguay

BCSD Sri Lanka

BCSD Korea

BCSD Mexico

BCSD Bolivia

       

FEMA Mozambique

BEC Hong KongBCSD Kazakhstan

AED Costa RicaBCSD

Nigeria

WBCSD Regional NetworkWBCSD Regional Network

China BCSD

New Zealand BCSD

US BCSD

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US BCSD Platforms

• By-Product Synergy

• Sustainable Ecosystems

• Water Resource Management

• Value/Supply Chain Integration

• Education & Knowledge

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Why By-Product Synergy?Our Journey Toward Sustainability

Eco-System By-Product

Synergy

Evolution - All wastes

utilized

Partnership &

cooperation -All

wastes utilized

Plants Insect

sAnimals

BacteriaFungus

Company Sites

Company Businesse

s

Exterior Industries

Company Plants

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TampicoTampico, , MexicoMexico

NorthNorth TexasTexas

AlbertaAlberta MontrealMontreal, , QuebecQuebec

Kansas Kansas CityCity

Gulf CoastGulf Coast

New New JerseyJersey

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SEADRIFT

FREEPORT

TEXAS CITY

LA PORT

PLAQUEMINE

ST. CHARLES

Dow Sites Selected for Phase I

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Epoxy 3PC Comp HAA

Epi 2HOCL EPI3 Industrial

PGVoranol

PolyGlycolAmines

CMP

Caustic 1

Allyl Chloride

Glycol B

Epoxy 1/Novalac

Phenol/Acetone

EPI/BO/Glycerine

PC Resin Epoxy 2Glycerine 1

Telone*PO Finishing

Polyethylene

APP

LHC 7, 8

ChlorineCell EffluentEnergy

EthylbenzeneCEP

TriChlor

NPA/EDC

Unit 1EDC/VCM

Unit 5EDC/VCM

Versene

EDA

Chlor Pyridine

TDI

NAPP

Styrene 1 Styrene 2

Latex

AL HYCOCO

Dow Texas Operations Integration Complexity

Excellent Integration Across Supply Chain, But Difficult to

Integrate BPS Because of Business Silos

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May-Nov. 2003

• 40 Dow plants representing 14 technologies • Formulated business plans for 27 synergies• Top 14 sent for implementation decisions

(minimal associated capital investments)• US Department of Energy, US EPA, Texas CEQ support

Phase 1 Results

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Estimated Value from Phase I:

– Total wastes Reduction:  155 MM lbs/yr

– Total potential saving if all wastes converted to product:  $15 million dollars/yr.

• Product price:  + $ 0.1/lb

• Disposal cost:  + $ 0.05/lb

• Added processing cost:  - $ 0.05/lb

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What’s Next for Phase II?

– Spreading to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama

• Dupont taking leadership

• State government support for triple bottom line benefits

– BPS Team Will Provide Sponsorship and Oversight To Keep Momentum Moving Forward

• Addressing Regulatory Barriers/Issues

• R&D Resources To Address Technical Barriers/Issues

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BPS Values

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve business and societal objectives

• Identification of value-added synergy projects internally and externally

• Maximize material and energy recovery/utilization from by-products

• Enable a culture change across corporation