Fujifilm Reduces its Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Methane Reclamation Program
28 June 2007 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Methane Gas From Landfill to Power Fujifilm Manufacturing Complex
VALHALLA, N.Y., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- FUJIFILM today announced
that its primary US manufacturing complex, located in Greenwood,
S.C., will begin using methane gas from a local community landfill
to power approximately 40 percent of the facility's operations.
Through an arrangement with Greenwood County and Methane Credit,
LLC, methane gas will be extracted from the landfill and piped into
the Fujifilm complex, where it will then be used in two of the
facility's four boilers. The facility will use approximately 197
billion BTUs of methane-generated energy from the landfill per year
- the equivalent of the amount of energy used to heat more than
5,000 homes each year. "This is a situation where we have come up
with a solution that is both good for our business, good for the
community, and very good for the environment -- and that is
something that's always been inherent in Fujifilm's culture
globally," said Johnny Udo, director of Environmental, Health &
Safety for Fujifilm in South Carolina. "This landfill gas-to-energy
project will help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 10%,
will significantly reduce our energy costs, and will reduce our
dependence on fossil fuels." By using the methane as energy
Fujifilm is preventing methane emissions, which are more than
twenty times more damaging to the ozone than carbon dioxide, from
being released into the atmosphere from the landfill. The amount of
carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions avoided by this Fujifilm effort
would be similar to that generated by 208,000 barrels of oil each
year, or the equivalent of the emissions from more than 17,000
vehicles each year. "We are extremely happy this project worked
out," said Robbie Templeton, Chairman of the Greenwood County
Council. The County was facing a deadline imposed by the
Environmental Protection Agency to reduce or eliminate methane
emissions from the Landfill. In the absence of a partner like
Fujifilm, the County's other option was to flare, or burn-off, the
gas at the landfill. "Once again FUJIFILM proves itself to be one
of our best corporate citizens," Templeton continued. Globally,
Fujifilm is implementing a range of measures with the objective of
contributing to sustainable development by designing products that
take the environment into account, reducing packaging materials,
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to this project
Fujifilm has committed itself to eco-sustainability measures, such
as habitat and species preservation for the Giant Panda through its
longstanding collaboration with the Smithsonian National Zoo, and
the active pursuit of new energy fuels that will prevent global
warming. By 2010, Fujifilm intends to reduce global energy
consumption at its large manufacturing facilities by 10% from its
1999 numbers, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from its
1990 numbers. About FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. FUJIFILM
Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc., began manufacturing operations in South
Carolina in 1988. The Greenwood manufacturing complex is currently
comprised of five high technology manufacturing plants, the
Greenwood Research Laboratories, and the largest Fujifilm
distribution center in the world. The 1,100 Associates employed at
the 500-acre complex currently manufacture digital and conventional
pre-sensitized plates, QuickSnap one-time-use recyclable cameras,
color photographic paper, medical imaging products, and projection
screens. About Fujifilm Fujifilm brings continuous innovation and
leading-edge products to a broad spectrum of industries including
medical, life sciences, consumer electronic, chemical, graphic
arts, information systems, photography and office products based on
its vast portfolio of digital, optical, fine chemical and thin film
coating technologies. The company provides products and services
that contribute to the advancement of culture, science, technology
and industry, as well as to improved health and environmental
protection. It is the global leader in digital minilabs; Computed
Radiography systems; ink dyes, pigments and UV inks for inkjet
printers and materials used in the production of flat panel
displays. It was ranked number 15 for U.S. patents granted in 2006,
employs more than 75,000 people worldwide and in the year ended
March 31, 2007, had global revenues of $23.6 billion. Fujifilm ADRs
(American Depository Receipts) are traded in the U.S. on the Nasdaq
exchange (NASDAQ:FUJI). For more information, please visit
http://www.fujifilm.com/. All product and company names herein may
be trademarks of their registered owners. DATASOURCE: Fujifilm
CONTACT: Adam Yates of FUJIFILM, +1-914-789-8220, ; or Allison
Clark of Text 100 Public Relations, +1-212-871-4075, , for Fujifilm
Web site: http://www.fujifilm.com/
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