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Facility ID: 00764THMSBCABOC

Facility Name and Address:
ABB INSTALLATION PRODUCTS CARIBE LLC
RD 686 CABO CARIBE IND US TRIAL PARK LOT 32-34
VEGA BAJA, PR 00693

Parent Company: ABB INC

Industry: Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931)
Chemical: Copper

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Reporting Year Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2018
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Pollution prevention previouslly implemented - additional reduction does not appeartechnically or economically feasible.

2017 Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible

Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - This only will be achieved if the Improvement Project submitted to our Corporate office is finally approved. It has been approved to certain stage and waiting for full approval. Will allow to do a cut on the presses in which in the area one piece is cut, two pieces can be cut. This will minimize the use of Copper on the facility.

2016 Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas

Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - A process modification was implemented on 2015. Additional reduction is technically unfeasible.

2015 Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-5-14%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Source Reduction - Plant Management Team implement a annealing process modification to reduce the scrap metal generated.
2000 Source Reduction:: W54: Instituted better controls on operating bulk containers to minimize discarding
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.
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