HIGHLIGHT Implementing wastewater treatment to improve eciency & reduce costs In 2022, our facility based in Rochester (NY, USA) began working to implement manufacturing process upgrades for ongoing compliance with wastewater regulations for the local county’s pre-treatment facilities. In 2019, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced a new limit for wastewater discharge. Since then, we have been working with the state and county to ensure our Rochester site's safe and lawful operation. In 2023, to adhere to the new limit, we are rolling out a program that allows us to improve the monitoring of key wastewater parameters, reduce the generation of hazardous waste and streamline operational tasks. To reduce the generation of hazardous waste, we are installing new equipment that acts as a waste concentrator, allowing us to extract organics from our wastewater. This reduces the process’ hazardous waste by 115 metric tons annually and recycles the water back into the process. Additionally, by installing a new online analyzer for process control, we will be able to reduce organics in wastewater, improve the yield of our process, and reduce the use of materials in order to decrease our annual material costs.