| Organization, site/country |
Goal |
Action, measures |
| Advanced Fillers & Pigments Algorax (Pty.) Ltd. Port Elizabeth/South Africa |
Reduction of water consumption by 30% |
Introduction of improved partial flow monitoring |
| Aerosil & Silanes Roussillon/France |
Reduction of sodium hydroxide consumption by 10% |
Improved hydrogen injection in the cooling stretch |
| Building Blocks Lülsdorf/Germany |
Reduction of specific energy requirements in the production of potassium carbonate |
Potassium carbonate fine grain recycled in the process cycle should by removed from the cycle by compaction and converted to a marketable product |
| Building Blocks Marl/Germany |
Reduction of emissions and enhanced industrial safety in the process plant in the intermediate product factory |
Continuation of the comprehensive installation of automatic samplers with special armatures and fittings and closed sampling |
| Building Blocks Trostberg/Germany |
Reduction of diffuse dust types by approximately 5 t/a |
Improve pressure control and regulation |
| Building Blocks Trostberg/Germany |
Thermal utilization of solvents from cleaning processes |
Construction of transport and transfer facilities in the specialty chemicals facility and the waste incineration plant |
| C4-Chemie Marl/Germany* |
Reduction of catalytic agent consumption in ITDA production by approximately 20 kg/a |
Upscaling of a nanofiltration facility for the recirculation of the catalytic agent into the process from the trial stage at production scale |
| Care & Surface Specialties and Site Services Essen/Germany* |
Improvement of waste water quality, reduction of fluctuation in pH-value |
Conversion of waste water partial flow treatment Conversion of neutralization agent |
| Coatings & Colorants Marl/Germany |
Reduction of waste water load by up to 60 % in artificial resin production |
Optimization of reprocessing procedures |
| Degussa Antwerpen NV Antwerpn/Belgium |
Enhancement of the attention to hygiene in the workplace. |
Year action plan 2006 |
| Degussa Antwerpen NV Antwerpn/Belgium |
Upgrade of the revised version of the ISO 14001-standard in our SQU-management system. |
During internal audits and information sessions. ESQ-management manual is adapted |
| Methacrylates Worms/Germany |
Improvement of environmental protection |
Installation of an additional exhaust air system at an extrusion facility |
| Röhm Services Worms/Germany |
Noise abatement |
Installation of new sound absorbing system at energy plant |
| S-1A Apprentices Marl/Germany |
Improved industrial safety and health protection / reduction of accident incidence |
Work safety campaigns:
- Work safety competition
- Excursions to the “German Work Safety Exhibition“
- Conclusion of new integrated risk determination
|
| S-1A Apprentices Marl/Germany |
Energy saving in pilot plant |
Construction of evaporator cascade at pilot plant |
| S-1A Apprentices Marl/Germany |
Energy saving in the operation of the ventilation system |
Identification of steam and power consumers in production free periods and installation of time independent control modules |
| Site Services S6 Mobile/USA |
Improve “near miss” reporting program for S6 and Mobile Site |
Promote near-miss reporting |
| Site Services S6 Mobile/USA |
Achieve certification to Responsible Care® 14001 |
Complete all requirements for certification and receive certificate |
| Specialty Acrylics Darmstadt/Germany |
Emission reduction |
Connection of facility to biofilter |
| Site Services Marl/Germany |
Improvement of specific, in-house information on environmental law |
Implementation of a database for the company specific updating and distribution of environmental legislation for all companies at the “Chemiepark“ location in Marl |
| Site Services Marl/Germany |
Energy savings |
Online evaluation of energy data in process control system by comparison with time delayed, manual evaluation |
| Site Services Wesseling/Germany |
Reduced utilization of accessory, auxiliary material in the waste water processing facilities and reduction of the surplus activated sludge |
Optimization and exploitation of plant-internal material flows |
| Superabsorber Acrylic Monomers Marl/Germany |
Stabilization of waste water volume on the level of 2005 in spite of capacity expansion |
- Optimization of operational and plant monitoring and control
- Increasing employee awareness by training activities
|
| Superabsorber Garyville/USA |
Reduction of solid waste |
Optimization of grinding process to avoid waste |
| Superabsorber Greensboro/USA |
Reduction of waste disposal costs |
- Optimization of raw material storage in conjunction with changes in recipes
- Reduction of waste volume caused by cleaning processes
|
| Superabsorber Krefeld/Germany |
Waste reduction |
Design and installation of a facility separating tradeable Superabsorber and impure product |