For Covestro, one of the world’s leaders in polymers, the question of energy efficiency and emissions reduction is top of mind. The chemicals multinational has pledged to achieve Scope 1 & 2 net-zero emissions by 2035—a bold target that positions it as a sustainability leader in the industry. When Covestro needed to find an innovative solution to help standardize and visualize energy and production data, and share this data internally and externally with partners, AVEVA™ PI System™ was the answer.
“I believe that starting easy, starting simple, actually provides more success than the ‘big bang’ concept.”
- Dr. Felix Hanisch,
Head of Process Control Technology, Covestro
Challenges
- Standardize energy and production data across plants
- Visualize energy and production data to enable data-driven decisions
- Share data both across the internal organization and with external partners
Solution
- Deployed AVEVA™ PI System™ to standardize, visualize and share energy and production data with internal and external partners to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.
Results
- Reduced energy consumption by 30%
- Reduced CO2 emissions by 39% per ton of product
- On track for a 50% reduction in consumption and emissions by 2030
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