Waste not, want not

Motoring along more efficiently than ever

Neat return from a neat solution

• Market analysis reveals opportunity to turn waste into profit
• The company can make € 7 000 per year by on-selling plastic packaging at no additional cost

The German company Bartolosch GmbH & Co. KG works in metal processing, such as turning, milling and grinding. With over 80 CNC machine tools they process 6 000 tonnes of cast and wrought iron, steel, aluminium and other materials in a three-shift operation.

A dynamic duo

• Installing a CHP unit offers a multipurpose, efficient energy solution
• € 19 100 savings on energy costs and 79 tonnes of CO2 emissions are anticipated

The German company AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH produces plastic compounds, which are processed into technical components for the automotive industry by other companies. The company mainly uses a twin-screw polymer extruder, but also strand and underwater pelletising.

Air of confidence in efficiency monitoring

• Company decides to implement routine checks of compressed air system
• Savings in both energy and emissions prove the value of energy performance monitoring 

The German company AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH produces plastic compounds, which are processed into technical components for the automotive industry by other companies. The company works with polymers in an application-orientated business; mainly using a twin-screw plastic extruder but also strand and underwater pelletising.

Treating raw materials with respect

Sawmill with a sustainable vision

All companies are facing the pressure of rising energy costs and a shortage of resources and time. If a company is situated outside a city centre (e.g. in industry zone), buying heat form a so-called heat entrepreneur may well be a good option.

Hassle-free heat

• Specialist dairy producer wants to focus on its core business
• It outsources heat production to a nearby 'entrepreneur'

The Nordic countries have been breeding cattle for specific health traits since the 1980s, longer than anybody else in the world. VikingGenetics Finland Oy, based in Hollola, wanted to focus on its core competence in the modern dairy industry and not have to worry about heat production.

The German casting company ACO Guss GmbH with about 300 employees produces casting parts for railway technology, mechanical engineering, and utility vehicles. Besides continuous casting processes, the company manufactures components of grey cast and spheroidal graphite iron.