Circular Economy Business Practices in Brazil: Integrated manufacturing model

State-of-the-art facilities

Nouryon’s state-of-the art Integrated Manufacturing Models (IMMs) in Brazil are adjacent to customer pulp mills, often even on the premises. Typically, we manufacturesodium chlorateandgenerate chlorine dioxidethat is then pumped directly to a pulp mill which produces tissue products. Depending on individual customer needs, we can also manage all the1manbext for the other chemicals their operations require.

Efficient chemical production and logistics

Our model contributes to the circular economy within each partner’s value chain. Modern pulp mills normally generate excess energy (e.g., electricity and steam from the pulping process) that can be used in other manufacturing processes. Powered by renewable biomass (such as eucalyptus) generated by our pulp partners, Nouryon’s IMMs effectively reduce the carbon footprint for operations while simultaneously producing chemicals more efficiently. Onsite sodium chlorate production also reduces transportation requirements. The combined result is efficient, safe, and sustainable production and delivery of bleaching chemicals, while reducing environmental impact and providing job opportunities.