Baerlocher UK, Bury - SME (manufacturing) | Enworks Bury-based plastic additives manufacturer, Baerlocher UK, has cut its annual operational costs by £150,000 and saved 300 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) per year, by using its fuel and waste resources more efficiently. The company’s production plant on Moss Hall Road specialises in the manufacturing and warehousing of PVC stabilisers for the plastics industry. It has been supported free of charge by a local ENWORKS adviser at Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale to review the way it uses resources on site, in a bid to boost profits and reduce its environmental impact. Resource substitution One of the main improvement projects has involved a phased switching from lead to calcium in Baerlocher’s main product lines, to reduce the

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