GUITANG GROUP ? an industrial eco-process

GUITANG GROUP ? an industrial eco-process
Contexte
Climate change, increasing prices of energy and raw materials are risks for companies. New business models
such as industrial ecologies are being developed to try to control these changes.The Guitang group in China
Année
2008
Catégorie
4. Environnement
Rubrique
Eco-conception
decided to implement a profitable, environmentally-friendly system that offers a competitive edge.
Objectif(s)
- Becoming more competitive by building a business ecosystem to optimize the circuit of the incoming and
outgoing elements of the various production lines.
Secteur
Agroalimentaire
Taille de l'entreprise
Entreprise de plus de 500 salariés
Pays
Chine
Démarche
The Guitang Group grouped a number of plants together to develop an industrial ecology system in Guigang city.
It aims at re-using the joint products from the various production lines and reducing pollution and costs for waste
disposal as a result.The complex includes: a distillery, a paper pulp plant, a toilet paper plant, a fertilizer plant,
cement works, a power station and some affiliated units.
Entreprise
GROUPE GUITANG
Chiffre d'affaires
First, sugar cane from the farms is sent to the sugar refineries to make sugar. Some waste, such as residual
juices or "bagasse" (fibrous residues from sugar cane) is generated by this production. This waste is sent to the
633 000 000 €
alcohol plant and paper mill, respectively, to produce alcohol and paper. Then, the waste from the alcohol plant is
Pays
sent to the fertilizer plant to produce fertilizers for the farms. Finally, rubbish derived from paper manufacturing is
Chine
sent to the cement kiln to produce cement.
Mise à jour le
Jeudi, 26 Mai 2016
Contribution à la performance de l'entreprise
- 40% extra profits thanks to the recovery of waste, processed as a joint product
- Minimization of the quantities of external raw materials
- Reduction of costs for waste disposal.
Bénéfices sociaux, environnementaux et/ou de gouvernance
- Waste minimization
- Reduction in the use of raw materials (water, fertilizers, molasses, ammonia).
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