Liquids, in addition to being bulky, are very heavy and consume a great deal of energy to transport. Most liquid products require a pH adjustment to remain in solution. These adjustments generally are made by adding caustic to the mixture. Caustic (NaOH) is a hazardous, corrosive chemical. In cooling tower applications alone, within the Commercial and Institutional marketplace, over 38,000,000 pounds of caustic is added to liquids to accomplish this. EnduroSolv® products do not require the addition of caustic, and shipment of this hazardous chemical is eliminated. The effect of this elimination would be the equivalent carbon footprint of removing 52,000 automobiles each year from our roadways.
A 55 Gallon drum, weighing 500 pounds, will consume 2.5 more gallons of diesel fuel per typical shipment than a 50 pound carton of EnduroSolv® having the same amount of active ingredients.
Liquids require multiple shipments from cradle to grave. The raw materials must be transported in to the manufacturing facility. Once blending has been completed, the products must be packaged and delivered to the customer. Once the customer has consumed the product, and triple rinsed the drum, it must be stored and eventually transported again to either the manufacturer or drum recycler.
While EnduroSolv® can't eliminate all of these steps, we use a blend of liquid and solid raw materials, ship dry products weighing 40-50 pounds (compared to the 500 pounds they replace in a liquid drum), and are consumed 100% on premise with the container being a plastic jar that is recyclable. In addition to a significant reduction in Carbon Footprint for each case of EnduroSolv® product shipped, there is a significant economic consideration to these freight costs. Typically, due to the weight of the liquids shipped, and the bulk size, freight costs can be 15%-20% of the total costs you are paying for chemicals.
With EnduroSolv® products, you only pay shipment of the active ingredients – typically 1-2% of the product costs.
