OCTAL sets the pace for environmental excellence

Nicholas Barakat, OCTAL´s CEO, will invest some 600 million Euro over the next five years. (Photo: OCTAL)   OCTAL is an international sensation with pioneering the production methods that are unique worldwide. A massive reduction of energy inputs in all areas has been achieved with its new DPET™ sheet. Benefits acknowledged and appreciated by the renowned “Sustainability Consortium” in the USA. A radically new production method is the key to the massive resource savings OCTAL is now realizing. Five complete production stages have been cut out altogether in the two-reactor system which the company developed in-house. “We have invested heavily in developing this direct-to-sheet process. The results certainly justify our investment. We now offer the world’s best quality plastic sheet DPET™. Equally important is our commitment to our pioneering role in environmental excellence,” OCTAL´s CEO Nicholas Barakat said.Dramatic figuresJust how impressive the figures are is clear from a comparison with conventional APET plastic sheet. And this at every single level. No comparable material on earth even approaches the low CO2 footprint DPET™ achieves. According to experts at Renewable Choice Energy and Intertek Expert Services, the carbon footprint is 25 percent lower. OCTAL is also the ground-breaker in slashing back energy consumption. On the one hand, the entire production requirement is supplied by clean-burning natural gas, while on the other, the company has itself adapted a burner to use 20 percent less gas. OCTAL´s electricity consumption savings are even more impressive. Electricity needs are down 67 percent as a result of eliminating five energy intensive production phases.The packaging industry path-beaterResponsible use of water is another dramatic environmental and cost saving achievement. DPET™ is produced using 100 percent waste water from the local authority sewerage system. The water is purified through reverse osmosis technology and sand filtration systems and is used in the production system. The fraction that is left over is channelled to the attractive newly created green belt of indigenous plants surrounding the OCTAL production facility, thus, successfully closing the ecological cycle. Mike Faupel, Operations Director of The Sustainability Consortium at the University of Arkansas, USA, has examined OCTAL´s environmental impact materials through a lens of what manufacturers and retailers are looking for in terms of sustainability reporting. He too is full of praise. His summary: “OCTAL is showing tremendous leadership in sustainibility measurements using rigorous scientific foundations and great transparency.”