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Energy efficiency and CO 2
savings at Nordzucker set an example.
Dedicated: Nordzucker provides a comprehensive
summary in its Sustainability Report.
Values provide guidance in daily business
In its Sustainability Report, Nordzucker provides interesting
insights into all stages of the sugar production process: points
of contact for discussion and orientation by way of the guidelines
according to which Nordzucker works. Key objectives how to live
the Nordzucker values and how to incorporate our sustainability
goals into daily work will be dealt in the Nordzucker Code of
Conduct which will be available online soon.
Voluntary compendium, not just for customers
“Our Sustainability Report is not something that is required by
law,” emphasises Marion Schaefer energetically. “This is something
we do voluntarily and which our business partners really
want to read,” explains Nordzucker’s sustainability coordinator.
“It’s a compendium for experts and anyone who wants to know
more about us.” There is particular interest within the company
from sales, according to Marion Schaefer. Externally, the report is
on hand during every customer audit. In future, there will also be
an abridged version for customer talks. It is also useful during discussions
with banks or in the factories if a visit from the environmental
authorities is due, for instance. Nordzucker’s 2012/2013
Sustainability Report has been in print since the beginning of
April and is also available online: anyone can leaf though it
virtually at Nordzucker/downloads.
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Key investments
for the 2013 campaign
Energy, water, product safety, logistics
Nordzucker concludes two large, multi-year investment projects
for the 2013 campaign: The new EUR 17.5 million evaporation
dryer is entering service for the first time at the Danish plant of
Nakskov; the Clauen factory also is launching the new juice purification
system installed at a cost of EUR 5 million. At the same
time, preliminary work to install an additional evaporation dryer
and a vertical crystallisation tower (VCT) will be completed in the
Swedish factory of Örtofta – two new large projects with a total
volume of EUR 23.3 million, which will both be ready for use in
2014. Energy and CO 2
savings are also top priorities in 2013. The
evaporation dryer in Nakskov will cut annual energy consumption
across the entire plant by a quarter in the future thanks to the innovative
technology used to dry pulp. Furthermore, Nordzucker
is investing around EUR 3.7 million in the enhancement of product
safety. Starting in autumn, packaging machines and loading
stations at all Nordzucker factories are to be equipped with socalled
all-metal recognition. Ongoing projects for the futureoriented
treatment of wastewater have also taken big steps. A
further EUR 1.7 million has been invested in the Nordstemmen
plant for the third construction phase of the project launched
there to improve odour emissions. After having completed the
anaerobic system in the previous year, the Polish Nordzucker
plant in Opalenica will complete the modernisation of its wastewater
treatment plant with the commissioning of the aerobic
system. The new facilities in Opalenica were installed for a total
of EUR 3.9 million. Moreover, a new, 80,000-tonne silo is currently
under construction in Uelzen, which will enter service during the
next campaign
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