BASF Corporate Energy Management Process

BASF Corporation has an established energy management process that has been applied to its manufacturing sites for many years. BASF management has continued to focus on sustainable improvement by raising previously set global targets to now increase energy efficiency in production by 35% and reduce specific greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by the year 2020, compared with 2002. To advance toward this goal in North America, annual targets have been set and tracked since 2008. BASF has been recognized by the American Chemistry Council with the Responsible Care^® Energy Efficiency Award for its corporate energy management process each year since 2008, four times with exceptional merit. Key features of the process are obtaining management support and commitment, establishing a corporate and global organization, setting clear goals and objectives, maintaining the focus on continuous improvement, communication of best practices and technologies, and recognition. Numerous projects have been implemented at multiple manufacturing sites using a wide range of improvements, including:

• Energy KPI visualization and other LEAN practices
• Heat recovery and integration
• Process modifications
• Advanced process controls
• General conservation practices
• Motor and transformer efficiency increases
• Flare system improvements
• Condensate recovery
• Distillation pressure optimizations