Sulzer plays a pivotal role in helping industries adopt cleaner practices to reduce their environmental impact. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy efficiency improvements could deliver more than 40% of the reduction in energy-related emissions needed to meet global climate goals.¹ Whether through energy transition solutions, carbon capture technologies or recycling innovations, our solutions drive economic progress towards a more sustainable industrial future. By enabling industries to lessen their environmental footprint while maintaining operational excellence, we ensure essential industries are not only prepared for today’s challenges but also equipped to thrive in the future. Sulzer’s strategic focus on reducing energy consumption while improving resource efficiency and operational performance positively impacts the industrial world’s journey towards a low-carbon future.

Innovating at the core of global industry

As a technology pioneer and strategic partner with industry, Sulzer solutions have been embedded in industry for nearly 200 years. Our technologies are integral to infrastructure across industries, and our deep understanding of their processes enables us to help address their immediate needs and long-term goals. Coupled with our hands-on, collaborative approach to innovation, we are able to generate significant value for essential industries.

Despite the strain on the world’s limited resources urgently calling for efficiency improvements, one of the biggest hurdles to sustainable development is financial constraints.² Sulzer’s solutions are designed to boost efficiency, reduce costs and increase productivity. Across the range of industries, our advanced technologies and deep industry expertise are optimizing processes, conserving resources and improving performance to help industry develop new, more efficient and scalable solutions.

Supporting sustainable progress

Earlier this year, for example, a gas engineering specialist drew on our pump expertise to enable maximum efficiency and reliability in support of America’s first blue hydrogen production facility at scale. While hydrogen production from natural gas typically emits carbon dioxide (CO₂), the operator integrated a carbon capture system at its plant — and used Sulzer’s flow equipment to effectively recover and reuse energy expended by the system. In this manner, our customized hydraulic power recovery turbines (HPRTs) help industries minimize energy consumption, delivering both major operational savings and environmental benefits.

Similarly, we elevated our structured packing product line with the launch of MellapakEvo™ for the chemical processing industry, demonstrating our value to production facilities. As distillation is a highly energy-intensive process, companies operating in the field always need solutions that offer higher efficiency and greater capacity. We developed our new MellapakEvo structured packing to enhance the efficiency and capacity of distillation columns, maximizing performance while minimizing energy consumption with a lower pressure drop. Our innovative new design offers up to 40% greater efficiency or 20% higher capacity for unparalleled performance in mass transfer technology.

At the heart of these innovations is Sulzer’s commitment to long-term sustainable progress as we strive to address the challenges of both today and tomorrow. Our goal is to contribute to economic growth in a meaningful manner that can best ensure a sustainable society. 

Driving possibilities for improved efficiencies

With a network of some 160 sites, we understand the challenges of geographically dispersed operations and continue to invest in our systems to optimize resource use, streamline production processes and help reduce waste. For example, we are building resilience into the industrial landscape through digitalization. This past year, we integrated our systems architecture for improved oversight and efficiencies and automated our offer process, effectively reducing our quotation times by 80% for an enhanced customer experience. The resulting transparency further enabled us to consolidate our supplier portfolios; thereby increasing efficiency through data quality improvements. 

Sulzer’s culture of excellence is also positioning us around the globe to strengthen supply chains and reduce bottlenecks. In September, we opened a new service center in Essen, Germany, to boost process industry resilience in the region. Featuring best-in-class manufacturing technology, quality assurance and test systems, our new service hub is strategically positioned and equipped to improve supply chain reliability and responsiveness for customers in the region. Similarly, we strengthened our manufacturing and supply capabilities in the Americas with new wastewater pump production lines in South Carolina and a new integrated test and assembly center with digital monitoring in Mexico City. These investments shorten lead times for customers while meeting increased demand for vital infrastructure.

As global challenges like climate change, consumption and resource scarcity continue to accelerate, Sulzer's cutting-edge solutions are empowering industries to achieve significant economic benefits while contributing to a more sustainable future. The savings generated through enhanced efficiencies and growth, combined with an ongoing focus on continuous improvement, can be reinvested to support the development of advanced technologies and sustainable solutions.

1) International Energy Agency (IEA), "Energy Efficiency 2021," 2021.
2) World Resources Institute, #3 of “10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change” by Sophie Boehm and Clean Schumer, March 20, 2023.