2024 Performance
In 2024, we are using 4% less water per metric tonne of product in our manufacturing processes compared to 2023 and 16% from our 2014 baseline. Over the course of the year, we introduced more initiatives to reduce water consumption and improve the quality of wastewater discharge.
Assessing water risk
No Innospec manufacturing site is in a region classified as having very high overall water risk*. However, three sites, accounting for 2% of our total annual water extraction, are in areas with high overall water risk. One of these sites does not use water in its manufacturing process but actively minimizes non-manufacturing water usage during the summer months. The other two sites, located in Texas, reuse all flush and cooling water in subsequent blending and mixing (where compatible), significantly reducing freshwater demand.
*As defined by the Water Resources Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas. Go to Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas World Resources Institute (wri.org) for more information.
*As defined by the Water Resources Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas. Go to Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas World Resources Institute (wri.org) for more information.
Reducing our water use
Read about some of the initiatives we took to reduce water use on our manufacturing sites in 2024.
- Castiglione, Italy
- Midland, Pleasanton + Oklahoma, US
Castiglione, Italy
Improvements have been made to improve the efficiency of the onsite bio-treatment plant. The build-up of foam in the lagoons reduced the breakdown of CO2. A series of water jets were installed to spray over lagoon to reduce the foam. Initially fed with fresh well water the site were able instead to recover clean water flowing from the bio station itself and use it to feed the spray system. In total this will save 18,000 m3 of water per year.
Midland, Pleasanton + Oklahoma, US
All flush water at the site is now being reused back in blends. This water was previously discarded and a one-time use. The amount of water this saves is tracked by monthly supervisor reports and this equates to over 904m3 of water recycled in 2024.