Water Usage
This index shows the ratio of water used for each metric ton of feedstock crushed or processed. It is measured in cubic meters per metric ton (m³/MT).
In 2021, the severe drought that affected LDC-managed citrus farms in Brazil required increased irrigation activities, impacting our ability to reduce water consumption. Nevertheless, we continued to advance with a variety of efficiency measures and process improvements across our assets, and remain on target to reach our overall goal to reduce water usage by 5% between 2018 and 2022.
Up
7.5%
Case Studies
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
A new three-way process flow loop was developed the facility to repurpose the water used to cool refined-bleached-deodorized (RBD) oil leaving the deodorizer as boiler feed water. By redirecting water coming out of the cooling loop to the boiler feed water at an optimal point, the new process allows the flow of cooler water to cool the finished oil product, reducing water usage in the summer, while generating thermal savings through improved utilization of a ‘waste’ heat source as boiler feed water.
In 2021, this initiative saved over 9,800 m3 of water.
Claypool, Indiana, US
By reusing reverse osmosis wastewater in the facility’s cooling towers, we reduced chemical usage required to treat well water, leading to fewer discharges and cost savings.
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Improvements, innovations and process changes at our facilities kept performance almost flat year on year.
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We significantly reduced solid waste sent to landfill in 2021, through efficiency and process enhancements.