SUSTAINABILITY
Environment
We consider environmental protection to be a fundamental value in the operation and development of our activities.
Our efforts are primarily aimed at:
- Monitoring and reducing energy and water consumption
- Monitoring air and water quality and reducing emissions
- Maximising the recovery and recycling of waste produced
During 2020, the following were introduced:
- Recirculation systems for water used in the tumbling phase (ROMANIA)
- LED lights (INDIA, ITALY)
- Reuse of waste liquid nitrogen dispersed due to cooling (INDIA)
- Optimisation of the use of compressed air for unloading moulded articles during the production phase (INDIA)
- Drinking water to replace external supply (INDIA)
- Search and repair of compressed air system leaks (ITALY) - Villa Carcina Site
- Energy saving measures in electrical substations (ITALY – Villongo Site)
- New moulding presses with inverter (ITALY - Villongo Site)
- New compressors and dryers and energy consumption monitoring system (ITALY)
- Replacement of heating boilers (ITALY – Villongo Site)
- New furnaces with heat recovery (ITALY – Villongo Site)
- New treatment plant for atmospheric emissions from furnaces equipped with inverters and new dust treatment plant (ITALY – Villongo Site)
- Reduction of the impact of transport, giving preference to, where possible, treatment plants and carriers located near the site (ITALY – Sulbiate Site)
- Recycling of more than 80% of waste (ITALY – Villongo Site)