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inside at.... Ship & Shore Environmental
also be provided to the facilities,
if desired.
"A particular area in the plastics industry in which we are
involved and for which we have
done a very significant number
of the units here in North America and in Europe is the EPS industry," she continued.
That industry uses a lot of
steam in its processes. Ship
& Shore has successfully designed systems that generate
steam from the VOCs that are
emitted as waste. "So they are
using steam almost for free -
we are simply taking the waste,
burning it and giving steam
back in return."

Growth ambitions
Currently a medium-sized
company, Ship & Shore has
ambitions and a definite strategy for growth. And with the
current focus on sustainability
and pollution, this should surely be the right time to realise
those ambitions?
The increasingly stringent
environmental legislation is in-

deed a growth driver, as is the
growing awareness of consumers, especially regarding the
products they buy, said Oskouian. Questions such as: 'Where
was the product made? Is the
company sustainable? Does the
company have rules and regulations in place about responsible production, sustainability and pollution prevention?"
- these are all influencing the
purchasing decisions of today's
consumers.
"One of the largest sectors
we work with is the flexible
packaging industry. Food packaging is more attractive and
convenient than ever, but what
about all the inks produced to
print all these films?", she asked.
"It's a process that produces
VOCs. Many companies are
starting to use labels and logos that identify their products
as having been produced in an
environmentally friendly facility
or using a sustainable process.
I think consumers are also driving the market and seeking out
companies that have adopted
sustainability programmes. Ob-

Consumer
education is vital

viously, not everyone will do so
voluntarily, but knowing that
they will have to do so eventually definitely can be a motivating
factor," she explained. "In addition, many new manufacturing
facilities are coming on line
that built in pollution abatement

equipment from the very start."
The issue of climate control,
the effects of climate change
and environmental consciousness have taken hold in the
population, and even a factor
such as a less supportive politcontinued on page 18

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