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Longview Eastman site receives national energy efficency honor
The American Chemical Council has awarded Eastman Chemical’s Longview site the organization’s exceptional merit honor for strides made in energy efficiency. The honor was announced Tuesday and presented for a process and energy optimization approach that is being used to identify and implement energy improvement projects at the Longview plant, officials said. In 2007 alone, this site-wide energy savings program reduced carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 69,000 tons and resulted in an energy savings of 1.2 million British Thermal Units. A BTU is the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a pint of water by one degree Fahrenheit. Eastman employs about 1,550 workers at its Longview plant. This was the 15th consecutive year Eastman Chemical Co. earned energy efficiency awards from the American Chemistry Council. As part of the Responsible Care program, the council honors specific projects that have achieved distinction in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Eastman received three awards, two of which received an “exceptional merit” designation, including the Longveiw project honor. Eastman has received awards every year since the program began.
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