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ESHQ Goals 2006

Organization, Site/Country Goal Activities Degree of fulfillment
Advanced Fillers & Pigments Algorax (Pty.) Ltd. Port Elizabeth/South Africa Reduction of water consumption by 30% Introduction of improved partial flow monitoring

Goal not achieved  

The goal could not be achieved because several improvement projects came on line later than expected.

Aerosil & Silanes Roussillon/France Reduction of sodium hydroxide consumption by 10% Improved hydrogen injection in the cooling stretch Goal achieved
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 Goal achieved
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 Goal achieved
Building Blocks Trostberg/Germany Reduction of diffuse dust types by approximately 5 t/a Improve pressure control and regulation Goal achieved
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

Goal partially achieved  

Project fundamentals and implementation clarified; work is ongoing.

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 Goal achieved
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 Goal achieved
Coatings & Colorants Marl/Germany Reduction of waste water load by up to 60 % in artificial resin production Optimization of reprocessing procedures

Goal partially achieved

Wastewater load reduced by 12% by year-end 2006 through optimization. Additional measures are being taken to achieve a further reduction.

Degussa Antwerpen NV Antwerpn/Belgium Enhancement of the attention to hygiene in the workplace. Year action plan 2006 Goal achieved
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 Goal achieved
Methacrylates Worms/Germany Improvement of environmental protection Installation of an additional exhaust air system at an extrusion facility Goal achieved
Röhm Services Worms/Germany Noise abatement Installation of new sound absorbing system at energy plant Goal achieved
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
 Goal achieved
S-1A Apprentices Marl/Germany Energy saving in pilot plant Construction of evaporator cascade at pilot plant Goal achieved
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 Goal achieved
Site Services S6 Mobile/USA Improve “near miss” reporting program for S6 and Mobile Site Promote near-miss reporting Goal achieved
Site Services S6 Mobile/USA Achieve certification to Responsible Care® 14001 Complete all requirements for certification and receive certificate Goal achieved
Specialty Acrylics Darmstadt/Germany Emission reduction Connection of facility to biofilter Goal achieved
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

Goal partially achieved

Current status: approx. 75% achieved

Site Services Marl/Germany Energy savings Online evaluation of energy data in process control system by comparison with time delayed, manual evaluation

Goal partially achieved

Current status: approx. 75% achieved

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 Goal achieved
Superabsorber Acrylic Monomers Marl/Germany Stabilization of waste water volume on the level of 2005 in spite of capacity expansion
  1. Optimization of operational and plant monitoring and control
  2. Increasing employee awareness by training activities

Goal not achieved  

Goal was not achieved due to extensive construction work.

Superabsorber Garyville/USA Reduction of solid waste Optimization of grinding process to avoid waste Goal achieved
Superabsorber Greensboro/USA Reduction of waste disposal costs
  1. Optimization of raw material storage in conjunction with changes in recipes
  2. Reduction of waste volume caused by cleaning processes

Goal partially achieved  

Both items have been implemented but have not shown the expected results. Work is continued in 2007 (goal has been slightly modified).

Superabsorber Krefeld/Germany Waste reduction Design and installation of a facility separating tradeable Superabsorber and impure product Goal achieved

*Goals that were already published in the Statistics 2004