Cook Composites and
Polymers Co.
Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain
Ong Kar Hian | U098481J
AY 2012/2013 | Semester 1
Cook Composites and Polymers Co. (CCP) were founded in 1990 and is a leading manufacturer of gel coats, unsaturated polyester resins, coatings resins and emulsions. The company prides itself most in producing high-quality, custom-designed gel coats. To produce high quality gel coats, CCP utilizes styrene as a cleaning agent for their mixing vessels because styrene performs admirably in reducing contamination. Currently, the company’s rinse styrene is collected and shipped to cement manufacturers as a source of fuel to fire their energy-intensive cement kilns. Alternatively, the company can opt for a waste
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By separating the entity from CCP, it would reduce the erosion of CCP’s current brand which has always been to focus on high performance and quality products. The $3 million investment can be spent on creating this entity and equipping it with the technical expertise required to further research on the concrete coating, and a separate sales force to develop a market for this new product. The cost can eventually be off-set by the estimated $5.07 million increase in profit, as mentioned previously. The separate entity need not require a new factory. Instead, CCP and this separate entity can share physical space and resources if needed. If all the risks as mentioned above can be mitigated, CCP should proceed with the production of concrete coating as a by-product because it brings benefits to both the environment (through CO2 reduction) and CCP (through increased profit).
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Two wastes that resulted from this production were coal tar and purified waste. Coal tar was a formation of less volatile chemical compounds. Coal tar’s sole purpose was for roofing and road building material. Scientists taking coal tar as a starting point developed other uses. Manufactured gas plants were creating more coal than they could find buyers for and eventually formed an emulsion with water. The tar produced spills and leaks over decades of operation. Chemicals found in coal tar were anthracene, fluorene, napthalene, pyrene and many others (dec.ny.gov). Sulfur and cyanide compounds that were being removed through purifier beds consisting of lime or wood chips formed purifier waste. Reactions took place between the gas and purifier material corroding gas pipes, stoves and lighting fixtures. Purifier beds would eventually fill up with tar and become unusable. Having to dispose of the material, the waste had a strong odor and the wood chips would ignite if left uncovered. The purifier waste would either be shipped to landfills or fill low-lying areas on premises. The cyanide compound found in purifier waste contaminated groundwater away from the burial location. The water that became affected was highly acidic and caused harm to fish and
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