Upon project completion in December 2012, Aratu will be more than 75% sourced for power and steam through hydropower and eucalyptus cogeneration.
Eucalyptus wood biomass will be used to produce steam for the site’s chlor-alkali and chlorohydrin production processes.
Dow Chemical has signed a supply agreement with Energias Renovaveis do Brasil (ERB), which will invest, install and operate the biomass co-generation plant.
The plant is expected to reduce the site’s carbon dioxide emissions by 180,000 metric tons annually.
