Novara Environmental Statement 2007 English MEMC-NO ...

A look at the historyThe construction of the MEMC sitewas started in 1976. In the followingyears the site grew at Novarawith the construction of new offices and productive departments.October 2001, the group E.ON Agsold the ownership to a new majorshareholder, an American investmentcompany called Texas Pacific Group.MEMC’s commitment toenvironmental protectionEnvironmental protection activitieshave been an important commitmentfor MEMC for some time nowand the company has completedvarious environmental improvementprojects over the last two decades,as described here beside:1990 elimination of ozone depletingsubstances1993 aquifer monitoring and decontamination1995 monitoring and decontaminationof acquired areas withground contaminated by pastprocesses1996 creation of own waste treatmentplant and expansion ofacid fumes abatement plant,completed in 20001998 reduction of specific energyand water consumption andreduction in the amount ofwaste produced, as well ascurbing polluting emissions tothe atmosphere and in surfacewater1999 awarded ISO 14001 certificationfor the EnvironmentalManagement System2002 registration on the EMASregister2005 soundproofing of fan ventslocated on the south side ofthe plant2006 an external company specialisedin the energy industrystarts and completes the constructionof a trigenerationplant on a piece of groundlocated behind the factory,providing almost all of theenergy needed to meet thefactory’s energy requirements.Novara trigeneration plant7