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COMROD COMMUNICATION ASA – LISTING ON THE OSLO STOCK EXCHANGE
- 2004: New warehouse 180m 2 .
The book value for machinery at the Company’s plant at Tau, was MNOK 10.7 per 30 September
2006.
In France the Company’s main asset is its plant in St. Amand lex Eaux in Northern France, about ½
hour drive from Lille and 1 ½ hour drive from Paris. The plant was built in 1990 and was upgraded in
2004 and 2005. The plant covers about 10,000 square metres, and the property covers some 120,000
square metres. The book value of the plant was approximately EUR 2.1 million in 2005. The original
cost of the plant was EUR 16 million, and the insurance value is EUR 13 million. Lerc has been in this
site since 1962. The old buildings are more than 100 years old. Another part of the plant is 30 years
old, and the modern one is 10 years old.
Other than the two production plants and machinery, the Company has no other material fixed assets,
and the Company leases no assets or properties other than one minor lease contract for machinery,
which will expire in 1Q 2007.
5.10 The environment
The Company does not release any substances into the surrounding environment which require any
kind of permit, and no health hazards are associated with its products. Remains from production are
sent to an approved disposal centre. This also applies to special waste, such as oil emulsions. Other
waste is separated at source and deposited at the inter-authority waste disposal site. The Company
complies with the current environmental regulations in France and Norway.
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