Waste heat recovery: the Croda case study
Croda (ex. Alban Muller) aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. They have entrusted Dametis with the task of defining the priorities for action and monitoring the project to recover waste heat.
Croda Group chooses Dametis to decarbonize one of its sites
Croda is a group founded in 1925 using intelligent science to create high-performance technologies and ingredients: cleaning products, beauty products, fragrances, ingredients for textile formulations, coatings….
In 2021, the Group acquires the Alban Muller site based in Fontenay-sur-Eure, a leader in the manufacture of products based on natural ingredients for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
The Croda Group in figures:
1 628
Millions in sales
163 000
TCO2 emitted in 2024
4 200
Employees in France
Focus on Dametis support for Croda (ex Alban Muller) in Fontenay-sur-Eure
We found that the energy consumption threshold of one unit was very high, and thanks to MyDametis we realized that one pump was consuming more than normal. So we were able to correct the problem, and save energy in the process.
Julien Dupasquier, Energy & Infrastructure Manager Croda, Fontenay-sur-Eure
Key figures
The R&D laboratory and production site are located in Fontenay-sur-Eure, in the heart of Cosmetic Valley. It’s here that Croda teams (ex. Alban Muller) develop solutions based on plant extracts and tested active ingredients to offer natural alternatives to synthetic products.
The Fontenay site comprises two buildings. One is a pharmaceutical building, dedicated to the manufacture of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products based on plant extracts. The other is a cosmetics building where natural cosmetic ingredients and care products for face, body and hair are manufactured.
85
Employees on site
16M€
in annual sales for the plant
1978
Year established in Fontenay-sur-Eure
Energy savings in industry: a critical issue
Their needs :
Heat recovery from new refrigeration systems
Protecting and securing cold production
Control and maintain site processes after work has been completed
Our solutions:
Work carried out as part of an EPC (Energy Performance Contract):
- Replacement of obsolete chillers
- Recovery of waste heat to heat premises and recover domestic hot water for process requirements.
Deployment of our EMS software, MyDametis :
Identification of new energy optimization levers (reduction of chilled water flow, electrification of steam usage).
Energy audit with action plan and implementation of works
The results of this support
180T
of CO2 saved per year
140 000€
saved per year
82%
reduction in gas consumption for domestic hot water production
Long-term support
Croda (Ex. Alban Muller) contacts Dametis and becomes the very first customer in Dametis history
Replacement of cooling units and heat recovery
Implementation of MyDametis to monitor chillers in real time.
Croda acquires Alban Muller. The group targets a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
Mission accomplished with 82% savings in domestic hot water production
Launch of 2nd mission: on-site energy audit, data collection, measurement plan.
Implementation of a decision matrix indicating the actions to be taken to reduce CO2 emissions.
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