BMS cooks up savings for specialty chemical manufacturer
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, and its products and materials are applied in the pulp and paper, water treatment, leather, coatings and plastics, wood, and agriculture industries. At its corporate headquarters in Memphis, Buckman called on Johnson Controls, Inc. to maintain its existing BAS. The service contract will save Buckman approximately 18% in HVAC O&M costs, protect existing assets, and provide a migration path to newer technologies.
In 1945, Buckman Laboratories started with one product, one 50-gal process vessel, and four employees in a small house in Memphis. Today, the company is a global business producing more than 700 different products and employing more than 1,300 people in 90 countries. Buckman now works with industry worldwide to provide advanced chemical treatment technologies and extensive technical service to resolve a variety of complex industrial problems. The company's expertise spans a broad range of specialty chemicals including microbicides, scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, polymers, dispersants, and defoamers.