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In the heart of industrial São Paulo, where Brazil’s first petrochemical complex hums with near-ceaseless production, a seemingly paradoxical challenge emerged: How do you transition toward cleaner energy when your manufacturing process generates hydrogen-rich waste gas as a byproduct?
Braskem, the largest thermoplastics producer in the Americas, saw an opportunity where others might not. Its vision and answer to the dilemma was the Vesta Cogeneration Plant, a modernization project that proves that the path to sustainable manufacturing doesn’t always require abandoning existing infrastructure.
Siemens Energy was responsible for implementation of the project, and for operating the electric and steam cogeneration plant for an initial term of 15 years.
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