How we achieve our Triple P aims:

• By using energy and raw materials efficiently
• By continuously improving the eco-efficiency of our processes
• By developing, manufacturing and marketing products that help to reduce the eco-footprint of our (end-)customers
• By increasing the sustainability of our value chains

White Biotechnology
The Emerging Business Area of White Biotechnology will aim to fully exploit the potential that the use of biotechnology offers in terms of new products and cleaner and more cost-efficient industrial processes. Here, sustainability and profitability go hand in hand.

Highlights and achievements in 2008

• Six out of the nine environmental targets for 2010 are well on track and are expected to be realized. Realization of three targets (emissions of NOx, VOC and SO2) is not yet certain and depends on timely realization of several projects.
• The energy efficiency (energy consumption per unit of product) has improved by 3% since 2005. The main improvements were realized at DSM Anti-Infectives and DSM Nutritional Products. The improvement is lower than the figure that was reported last year (4%). This is the result of the fact that several of our units reduced their output in the last quarter for economic reasons, which results in lower energy efficiencies. As this situation is expected to be temporary, we expect to realize the target of 8% in 2010.
• The emission of greenhouse gases has been reduced with 3.3 million tons of CO2-equivalents relative to 2005 (30%). This is mainly due to the new technology installed at DSM AGRO at the end of 2007 to remove N2O. The N2O reduction target (40% reduction) has been amply achieved.
• The discharge of COD (oxidizable organic compounds) in wastewater was further reduced, mainly due to improvements that were realized in China at DSM Fibre Intermediates in Nanjing and DSM Anti-Infectives in Zhangjiakou.