It refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly generated by enterprises, groups or individuals within a certain period of time, which is offset by carbon dioxide emissions generated by themselves through afforestation, clean energy, energy conservation and emission reduction, carbon trading and other forms to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions.
Recently, Ningbo Topcentral New Materials Co., Ltd. received carbon neutralization certificate issued by Shanghai Environmental Energy Exchange and TUV organization to realize carbon neutralization of production and operation activities in 2021. This indicates that Topcentral” s efforts in carbon neutrality have been recognized and affirmed by national official institutions and international authoritative third-party institutions.
Ningbo Topcentral New Materials Co., Ltd., adhering to the mission of “achieving human better life”, has adhered to the “sustainable” business philosophy since its establishment and integrated “green production” into all aspects of production and operation. The application of carbon reduction technology, the adjustment of energy structure, the upgrading of supply chain business model and the amount of carbon compensation for granulation and purchase are the zero carbon secrets of Topcentral. We continue to promote digital drive and scientific and technological innovation, and have achieved remarkable results: carbon neutralization of 1414 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 is completed.
# Topcentral upgrades the equipment process, adopts the central control room centralized control, each production line environmental protection equipment configuration is complete, realizes the real-time monitoring of equipment energy consumption and independent calculation of production carbon emissions. The company adheres to the continuous investment of funds and human resources, eliminates the original high energy consumption equipment, upgrades the original equipment technology, and introduces digital new equipment and new technology, which is our “sharp weapon” to reduce carbon emissions, and realizes the transformation of energy saving and efficiency. With continuous efforts, the current carbon efficiency has increased by 20 % compared with 2020, and 43 kg carbon dioxide emissions per ton of products can be reduced under the same output. Based on the life cycle calculation of “cradle to gate”, the average carbon emission per kilogram of original polycarbonate is 8.18 kgCO2e/kg, the carbon emission of recycled polycarbonate in general process is 1.1 kgCO2e/kg, and the carbon emission of Topcentral polycarbonate is only 0.71 kgCO2e/kg. Topcentral PCR products can replace native plastics, equivalent to 40,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.
# Strive for sustained water-saving action. By improving the production process to reduce water consumption, recycling, installation of measuring instruments to assess water consumption and reducing waste, the goal of 100 % water recycling utilization rate and zero sewage discharge in the whole plant are achieved.
# Topcentral established the development strategy of renewable new energy at the beginning of the plant, and installed solar power generation systems on the top of all buildings, aiming to change the type of energy use and reduce carbon emissions. Since the operation of the solar power generation system, the annual total amount of power generation accounts for more than 30% of the total actual electricity consumption of Topcentral, which greatly reduces the carbon emissions required for additional electricity purchase. In 2021, 770,000 degrees of electricity were generated throughout the year, reducing 530 tons of equivalent carbon dioxide emissions.
#Company implemented the green packaging concept and carried out the weight reduction action of packaging bags. On average, each packaging can reduce the consumption of raw materials by 19.7 %. Close contact with upstream and downstream customers, the launch of circular packaging plan, in some customers have begun to promote the application. The packaging of each product is accompanied by a two-dimensional code label, which can trace and track each packaging bag. At the same time, it also cooperates with the upstream suppliers to recycle the damaged packaging bag. For the used packaging bag, it can also be recycled and reused, so as to achieve the closed-loop utilization of the whole process. Next, we will introduce blockchain technology to further improve the digital management and service innovation of enterprises.
In addition, the company’s ubiquitous energy-saving lighting equipment and the lifestyle of advocating low-carbon travel of employees are reflected in more details, which once again proves that we are not only advocates and practitioners of the concept of “green economy”, but also performers of “corporate citizens” in a good society. At present, China’s carbon dioxide emissions accounted for about 30 % of the world, but only 30 years from the “carbon peak” to “carbon neutralization” plan, must pay double efforts. As one of them, Topcentral will continue to use digital technology to empower enterprises in the future. Starting from the fundamentals of both ends of energy supply and demand, it will provide more environmentally friendly and smart services and contribute energy to China‘s "carbon neutrality" vision.
