Our manufacturing sites initiate measures to improve water management by reducing water use or using alternative water sources. For instance, at our Salisbury, NC, US site, certain wastewater is recycled within processes for reuse rather than being sent to wastewater treatment. Our Fort Worth, TX, US site has implemented measures to improve water management, including:
- Extending production cycles to reduce water consumption in the spray dryer.
- Decreasing the quantity of water added to in-process material to minimize the amount of water required to be dehydrated to achieve the desired finished-production solid concentration.
- Lowering process temperatures to reduce water evaporation in cooling towers.
- Increasing the target solid concentration for certain products to minimize dehydration rate and water addition during production.
- The introduction of a new filtration system, which reduces the frequency of changes, and the quantity of water required to clean the filtration and reduces water discharge.
Nouryon conducts an annual water risk assessment with a survey of all sites globally. We have also used the WRI Aqueduct tool to further inform water risks that forms the basis of our assessment of sites with high water stress.
Our 2025 Performance
Between 2019 and 2025, our freshwater consumption intensity increased by 4%. We are currently developing a comprehensive plan to ensure that we meet our 2030 freshwater consumption intensity target. In addition, certain manufacturing sites have implemented measures to reduce freshwater consumption.
