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Management Report Nordzucker AG
320
300
280
260.
0
under way in the new EU countries. EU
limit value regulations have in the meantime
been adopted in many areas.
Setting the Pace for CO 2 -Emissions
The sugar industry is the only sector of
the food industry which is successfully
participating in the climate agreement of
the German industry. It has voluntarily
committed itself to cut emissions by 41
to 45 percent between 1990 and 2005.
Nordzucker has reduced CO2 emissions
Energy consumption Nordzucker AG (in KWh/tonne of beet)
296
306
286
281
263
274 273
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
CO 2 emissions Nordzucker AG (in tonnes of CO 2 /tonne of beet)
0.088
0.085 0.085
0.082
0.079.
0
0.087
0.082
0.083
0.079
0.082
0.080
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Environmental investment Norzucker AG (in t million)
40
30
20
10.
0
4.7
12.5
7.8
6.5
18.3
21.5
31.3
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
by 43.5 percent (German sugar industry:
41.8) and is hence taking the lead in
translating the Kyoto Protocol into practical
action. But it is as yet not certain
whether the measures taken to this effect
will be accounted for in the national
allocation plan of the Federal Environment
Ministry. It could be that most
of our pioneering measures will not be
taken into consideration, and that early
action and capital-intensive investment
into the environment are subsequently
penalised. Nordzucker has entered into
discussions with the policy makers
concerned to be able to contribute to
constructive solutions.
Nordzucker Environment Report
Nordzucker uses two channels to regularly
document the results of its activities in
the environmental sector: the environment
report as well as factory-specific
environment declarations. On this basis
we maintain a constant dialogue with the
relevant target groups, including authorities,
associations and the interested public.
Reduced Water Requirements
Constant reduction of the amount of
water supplied externally was an important
issue again in the “International Year
of Freshwater“ in 2003. Today, 85 percent
of the water requirements of our factories
are covered by the water contained in
the beet cells. This can be achieved by
using the water available several times
and by closing water cycles. In Uelzen,
a large water reservoir belonging to the
* 1997/98 including Nordkristall GmbH and ZVM GmbH
2003/04 including Union-Zucker plant Nordstemmen
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