Annual Report 2006 - Munters

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTA large percentage of Munters’ product and service offerings actively contribute to a reduction in environmental loads for our customers.Listed below are a number of examples.Product Customer segments (examples) Environmental aspectsDehumidification DivisionDehumidifier Storage premises Creates optimal storage conditions without having to heatthe premises, which reduces energy consumption.Dehumidifier Production processes Munters’ patented technology, PowerPurge, reducesenergy consumption by up to 40 percent compared withcompeting absorption-based solutions.DesiCool Process and manufacturing industries Energy-saving technology for control of temperature andhumidity. Transforms waste heat into environmentallyfriendly cooling. Cooled air is created in the summer fromthe surplus heat in the premises. In the winter, DesiCooldelivers very high heat recovery.HomeDrySuspended foundations, cellars, attics,garages, summer cottages and boatsUsed for dehumidification and to ventilate stale air andradon gas. The technology is energy-efficient and as aresult inexpensive and environmentally sound to use. Thedehumidifier provides warm, dry air that automaticallybenefits the property.Zeol Electronics and semiconductor industries The product cleans emissions of solvents in various industrialprocesses.HCU Department stores and commercial premises HCU is a patent-protected product that uses the wasteheat from air-conditioning equipment for highly effectivedehumidification of ventilating air in warm, damp climates.MCS DivisionDehumidifierDry iceServices for water and fire damage.Insurance industryServices for water and fire damage.Insurance industryThe technology makes possible dehumidification andrepair instead of demolition and new construction, whichreduces consumption of building materials.Cleaning of surfaces and technical and electronic equipmentof soot, greases and oils without the use of environmentallyhazardous chemicals.HumiCool DivisionEvaporative coolingsystemMist eliminator(flue gas cleaning)Precooler for gas turbinesAgricultural industries and commercialapplicationsCoal-fired power plantsGas-turbine-driven power plants, particularlyin countries with warm climatesEnvironmentally friendly and energy effective cooling andventilation.Reduces the amount of environmentally hazardous fluegasemissions by approximately 90 percent.The technique is to cool the combustion air, which increasesthe output of the gas turbine by up to 20 percent,while simultaneously reducing damaging emissions of NOx.Social responsibilityWithin the framework of Munters’ Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) program, special efforts are made to promotesustainable development. Munters wishes to make an overallcontribution towards shifting the trend within society towardreduced energy consumption and decreased emissions. Guidelinesfor the program were produced during 2006. Workduring 2007 will focus on fundamental efforts involving, forexample, providing training for all personnel involved withenvironmental responsibilities and formulating a needs analysiswith regard to environmental and sustainability issues forevery business area. Environmental work will subsequently becoordinated with Munters’ quality-assurance work.The practical consequences of all of this will include thedevelopment of locally-tailored activity plans within theframework of the overall quality-assurance and environmentalpolicy and ongoing reporting with regard to progress made onenvironmental issues to Munters’ key customers. An overallgoal is that work conducted in the ethics and environmentareas shall be, and shall be perceived to be, a fully integratedpart of the core activities of the company as a whole.M U N T E R S A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 6