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Environment
We’ve come a long way since acquiring EuroChem’s first assets. Because of the nature of our business,
from the very beginning we highlighted environmental safeguards as a prerequisite to increasing both
efficiency and production volumes. A clear trend has since emerged. While efficiency improvements
and investments in new production lines have steadily increased capacity and ramped up output over
the years, over the same time frame targeted environmental investments have steadily reduced our
operational footprint.
In 2011, our annual environmental expenditure exceeded RUB 1bn for the first time. Totalling an aggregate
RUB 1.1bn, environmental protection expenditures increased by 16% compared to 2010.
RUBm 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Environmental protection
expenditures 348.9 544.4 671.9 894 803.8 762.2 917.9 1,067.7
As in past years, our environmental investments in 2011 were primarily directed at further reducing
volumes of emissions and effluent discharge. The upgrade of outdated equipment and the launch of new
production lines also helped to bring down our energy consumption. And, at the same time as conserving
valuable resources, these investments also contribute to the competitiveness of our production.
Kg/tonne 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Atmospheric emissions 1.34 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.24 1.20 1.20 1.13
m 3 /tonne 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Effluent discharge 5.75 5.45 5.25 4.60 4.04 3.48 3.35 3.38
m 3 /tonne 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Non-recycled water consumption 4.77 4.41 4.94 4.40 3.59 3.30 3.39 3.43
kWh/tonne 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Energy consumption 154.97 147.94 155.50 148.72 140.41 133.47 134.40 137.88
We are proud of these results and to further diminish our environmental footprint we are introducing
a series of health, safety and environment (HSE) components within our management’s key performance
indicator structure.
Production
As indicated above, while preventive maintenance and repairs, capital expenditure on new equipment, and
investment in new technologies are primarily carried out to increase production efficiency, these activities
offer the added benefit of ultimately reducing our operational footprint.
Maintenance (RUBm) 2008 2009 2010 2011
Maintenance and repair expenses 5,767,132 4,377,957 5,436,338 6,855,773
Sustaining capital expenditure, including
capitalised maintenance and repair costs 7,431,883 4,828,166 4,344,110 8,221,820
Total 13,199,015 9,206,123 9,780,448 15,077,593
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Environmental protection expenditures
RUBm
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trend since 2004
Atmospheric emissions
Kg/tonne
1.40
1.35
1.30
1.25
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.05
1.00
-16%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trend since 2004
Effluent discharge
m 3 /tonne
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-41%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trend since 2004
Non-recycle water consumption
m 3 /tonne
5
4
3
2
1
0
-28%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trend since 2004
Energy consumption
kWh/tonne
160
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
120
-11%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Trend since 2004
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