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 exchange…show more content… of 10-drum batches produced Batches 1 Mixing Vessel: 1,000 15 Mixing Vessels: 15,000 * Assuming no batches pass in 1 round, 50% pass in 2 rounds and 50% pass in 3 rounds. # Assuming one year equates to 52 weeks
Table 1: No. of 10-Drum Batches produced in North Kansas City
