Tate & Lyle receives Energy Star certification for Indiana facility
Tate & Lyle has announced that its Lafayette South corn wetmill in Lafayette, Ind. has earned Energy Star certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of its superior energy efficiency performance.
Tate & Lyle has announced that its Lafayette South corn wetmill in Lafayette, Ind. has earned Energy Star certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of its superior energy efficiency performance. This is the third consecutive year the Lafayette South plant, which produces corn-based sweeteners, has received Energy Star certification.
In recent years Tate & Lyle has adapted the air emission control technology to include regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs)—equipment that treats exhaust air before it enters the atmosphere. Although a benefit for the environment and community, operating RTOs increases energy use at the site. The team at Lafayette South took steps to offset the additional energy use from this protective environmental process, including capital investments and process improvements to reuse energy within the production cycle where possible, limiting waste.
Tate & Lyle’s facility in Loudon, Tenn. has also received the Energy Star certification, helped by the completion of the site’s co-generation facility early last year. The new natural gas-fired combined heat and power system not only improves energy and operational efficiency at the Loudon facility, but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.