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PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT — INSIDE THE PRODUCTION SITES ES Group’s environmental efforts show up in local initiatives The actions taken by Bel at its manufacturing sites worldwide are aimed at preserving natural resources, primarily by reducing need and waste, and through recycling waste. Each plant has its own organization for preserving the environment and implementing environmental policy. Cléry site heated with biomass steam boiler The Cléry-le-Petit production site in the Meuse region of France employs some 300 persons and produces fl avored Leerdammer ® , Bonbel ® and Maredous ® cheeses. It operates with a steam power generator fi red primarily by wood. Well adapted to the Cléry region, where wood is plentiful, this solution refl ects a drive to use renewable energy resources. The new system replaced a fuel-oil steam generator that emitted 9,400 metric tons of CO2 annually. To keep the biomass steam boiler supplied with fuel, some 10 new forestry jobs will be created around Cléry. 42 • Bel Group 2011 An ongoing improvement effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce water and non-renewable energy consumption, and recycle waste is underway at all 27 Bel production sites. Each site develops its own approach by integrating the local context into the Group’s goals. The targets set for key performance indicators in the 2008- 2012 plan are mostly ahead of the mark. More detailed information about the targets, measures and investments is provided in Bel’s Registration Document, available at the www.groupe-bel.com website. A common approach to cutting water and energy use To reduce water and energy consumption, and share the best available technologies, Bel developed the Esabel (Energy Saving Bel) and Wasabel (Water Saving Bel) programs. Launched in 2010, both methods are part of an effort to assess water and energy use at the production sites and to map out action plans based on a common model. The two programs are expected to be deployed at all Group sites by the end of 2013. Wasabel The Syrian plant in Damascus has served as the Group’s pilot site for Wasabel over the past five years. Wasabel is now being deployed at all production sites, e.g. Koléa, Algeria, Tangier, Morocco and Cairo, Egypt, with a three-year goal of cutting water consumption by 2.5 liters to 3 liters per kilogram of The Laughing Cow ® cheese produced. The target represents a 30% decline in water usage. By the end of 2013, all Bel sites will be participating in the effort. 100% of plants on track to be certifi ed ISO 14001 by 2015
Esabel In 2011, Esabel was started up at 10 Group sites. The three-year reduction targets look very promising. One concrete example of potential savings is an initiative to replace the vacuum pump model used in the packaging stage of the production chain. The new pump, which is 60% more energy efficient, will be deployed at all Group sites producing The Laughing Cow ® cheese. The new model pump is already operating at six Group plants. In 2012, it will be deployed at plants in Ulzama, Spain, Tangier, Morocco and Lons-le-Saunier, France. A key criterion for equipping plants Environmental friendliness is a fundamental part of the equation when replacing equipment, installing new production lines or building new plants. That principle was clearly applied when the Group opened a plant in Vietnam in 2011. Lower water usage was integrated at the design stage of the project, and a biological wastewater treatment plant was also installed. Another project, a new Mini Babybel ® plant, will be operational in 2014, in the United States. The team in charge is seeking to make the new plant a model under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system for green buildings. interview New Vietnam plant opts for a biological wastewater treatment facility FRANÇOIS PONS, Bel Vietnam plant Director Under what conditions was the biological wastewater treatment plant launched? Environmental standards are very stringent in Vietnam, particularly for effl uents and treatment. To treat wastewater from the My Phuoc 3 plant inaugurated at end 2011, we opted for a biological treatment facility with vertical closed-loop reactors, in which organic matter is broken down by microorganisms niched inside millions of polystyrene beads. The water to be treated percolates by gravity around these beads, and air is blown against the current to maintain aerobic conditions. This ecological and economical system is a fi rst for the Group. What are the results so far? The plant has been producing since July 2011. While the selection of the treatment facility was a bit of a gamble, it has proven to be an astute move, because the results are even better than expected. One of the main criteria is the amount of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The maximum Environmental performance indicators Measurement unit 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change from 2010 to 2011 Change from 2010 to 2011 Drinking water consumption* m 3 /t* 12.531 11.205 11.226 10.924 - 2.69% - 12.82% Fossil fuel usage mWh/t** 1.502 1.391 1.378 1.310 - 4.94% - 12.79% CO2 emissions t/t*** 0.342 0.318 0.317 0.296 - 6.67% - 13.49% Share of sorted waste**** % 73 67 71 74 + 3 + 1 * Cubic meters of water per metric ton of cheese produced. **Megawatt hours of lower heating value (LHV) per metric ton of cheese produced. *** Metric tons of CO2 per metric ton of cheese produced. ****Share of waste sorted or processed for incineration with energy recovery. standard allowed is 100 milligrams per liter. Our discharges range from 15 milligrams to 30 milligrams per liter. In addition, the treatment facility consumes very little power. How does this project tie into the Group’s overall environmental policy? Beyond the biological process, which is particularly environmentally friendly, we have also set reduction targets for water consumption and effl uents discharged into the public sewer system. After six months of operation and a progressive ramping up of activity, we currently use six cubic meters of water and discharge 4.5 cubic meters of wastewater per metric ton of cheese produced. We are working on solutions to reach maximum water consumption of four cubic meters and three cubic meters of wastewater per metric ton of cheese produced. The savings will have a direct impact on our water usage, as well as our wastewater treatment costs. + To learn more about water stress, see our expert opinion at www.smilesfortheplanet.com Bel Group 2011 • 43
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