Awareness and training on energy conservation and efficiency can make a significant difference in the output and efficiency of the local chemical industry that is presently going through a challenging phase. This was the crux of the speeches delivered at a two-day training workshop on "Cost Reduction through Energy Efficiency" organized by Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) here on Thursday.
Representatives from various chemical industries of Pakistan including SRC, Nimir Industrial Chemicals, Nimir Chemicals, Pharmagen, Berger Paints, CHT Pakistan and Olympia Chemicals attended the workshop. A good number of professionals related to the fields of operation management, energy management, plant maintenance and compliance also participated the event.
The workshop was aimed at making sustainable energy and efficient improvements in chemical industry of the country with corresponding costs and waste reduction. The prime agenda of the conference was to enable the participants independently apply tools and concepts in working, such as for; quantifying energy flows, calculating energy efficiency of utilities, equipment and processes, developing energy efficiency action plans, reducing energy losses, sharing new concepts with co-workers and continuing implementation steps.
International consultant and trainer on resource efficiency, Salman Butt who possess over 13 years of experience in various process optimization techniques conducted the workshop. He said that such conferences and sessions could make a significant difference in the output and efficiency of local chemical industry that is presently going through a challenging phase.
He said that broader application in chemical processing combined with deployment of emerging industrial energy-efficient technologies and practices will yield substantial benefits to the nation. Pakistan's chemical industry direly needs to improve the way energy is used throughout the chemical processing, he added.