Environmental
responsibility
We have been actively engaged in reducing our environmental footprint, by decreasing emissions and lowering the energy intensity of our production processes. We understand that chemical production presents certain environmental risks, and we are therefore improving EuroChem’s environmental policy and management system. During 2005-2010 we spent an aggregate RUB 4.6 billion on environmental and industrial safety.
Investments in environmental and industrial safety (RUB m)
Despite EuroChem’s increasing economic growth rates, our environmental impact continues to decrease. As we modernize our production processes, our environmental footprint diminishes. We strive to produce goods which not only comply with, and exceed, our customers’ requirements, but are also safe for the environment, our employees and the public.
EuroChem’s management system is certified to ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment), and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health and safety).
Environmental measures are embedded throughout the Company’s business processes. All facilities implement industrial and environmental protection controls.
Environmental management system
Our environmental impact decreases as our environmental policy and management systems improve. Our environmental contributions continue to increase year by year.
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Case Study 2:
Deployment of air quality
monitoring units
EuroChem is rolling out air quality monitoring units around its facilities. Implemented with the support of local and state authorities, NGOs, and the media, the units allow detailed monitoring of atmospheric pollution.
EuroChem is installing air quality monitoring stations around its production facilities. The stations allow the Company to comprehensively evaluate air quality and take appropriate measures to improve it. The stations provide real-time air quality data and measure the levels of a number of atmospheric pollutants. Additionally, meteorological systems collect data such as temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, and humidity levels.
The installation of these stations is part of EuroChem’s commitment to reduce its environmental impact in the regions where it operates.
Another two monitoring stations are set to be deployed in 2011, in the village of Mirny and in the settlement of Dolgogusevsky Khutor, both near EuroChem-BMU.
Development of air quality monitoring networks
Nevinnomyssk and Kochubeyevo: The stations are designed to monitor air quality in real time – to stream information to local authorities and community portals.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with Gidromet’s Stavropol offices, monitors atmospheric emissions from industry and transport in the Nevinnomyssk and Kochubeyevo districts and oversees the operation of the stations. The City of Nevinnomyssk provides security for the stations and ensures utility service connection.
Investment of RUB 2.8m
Khanskaya: The unit automatically measures the concentration of nitrogen oxides, ammonia, and sulphur dioxide. In addition, wind speed and direction, temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity are recorded.
Investment of RUB 3.83m
Tuapse: Real-time monitoring of air quality to European standards. Data is continuously streamed to local authorities and community portals.
Investment of RUB 35.0m
Phosphate and potash fertilizers need to be applied to tomato plants during planting and before flowering. As the plants bloom, potash applications should be increased. Agricultural producers throughout the world successfully use EuroChem fertilizers for applications such as tomato growing.
The air quality monitoring units are deployed in more sensitive areas.
Key environmental projects:
- the re-cultivation of the phospho-gypsum spoil heaps and the creation of a closed-loop water system at EuroChem-BMU
- the re-cultivation and water protection measures at Kovdorskiy GOK
- the deployment of environmental monitoring stations in Tuapse, Nevinnomyssk, and Adygea
‘Clean Water for Novomoskovsk’ program
A closed-loop water circulation system with secondary utilization (recycling) of the existing wastewater, which is biologically treated, is being installed at Novomoskovskiy Azot. As a result of this project, the Company will significantly reduce its own fresh water consumption and increase the volume of fresh water available to Novomoskovsk, which currently suffers from a shortage of clean drinking water. The project includes the installation of water supply facilities with a combined capacity of 60,000 m3 of drinking water per day that utilize river water from the Pronsky reservoir.
The estimated cost of this program is approximately RUB 5 billion and it is expected to take five years to complete. Funding is expected to come from the Novomoskovsk Administration and NAK Azot, as well as from the federal ‘Clean Water’ program.
Over the 2008-2010 period, capital expenditure on environmental needs at Novomoskovskiy Azot amounted to approximately RUB 1 billion. During the same period, effluent discharge decreased by 5% and water disposal by 674.4 m3.
Key facts
RUB 917.9m
2010 expenditure on environmental protection
and industrial safety.
- 20% – increase in environmental protection and industrial safety spending
- 4.5% – decrease in effluent discharge
- 3.0% – decrease in energy consumption for heating
In this section
This report highlights key information and includes excerpts from our full sustainability report, which can be downloaded as a PDF, either as a complete document or by chapter.
- EuroChem’s environmental policy in brief
- Environmental management system
- Environmental impact management
- Case study 2: Deployment of air quality monitoring units
- The development of the Company’s environmental programs
- Main environmental projects at EuroChem facilities
Our responsibilities
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constant improvement in efficiency of the
main production processes as a result of:
- use of advanced technologies and the introduction of energy and resource conservation methods
- use of modern and reliable equipment
- reduction of the risks associated with industrial safety and HSE
- improvements in personnel qualifications and development
- focus on preventing a negative impact on quality, industrial safety, or HSE performance
- keeping employees, contractors and other stakeholders informed about our quality, industrial safety, and HSE requirements and targets
- the development of a corporate culture uniting all employees under a common idea of professional leadership
Environmental impact management
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