The company implements safety measures of the highest standards in the quest to prevent soil and water pollution or minimize its effects. To that end it mobilizes a full range of technologies.

All production or storage areas where hazardous substances are used or stored are equipped with filtration sumps. The floors are covered with a special corrosionresistant waterproof coating, which stops corrosive substances from leaching into the soil. Just in case a hazardous liquid does seep out, doors and gates are fitted with hand-operated emergency shutters, which can be shut to prevent contamination of other areas. In the unlikely event that a small amount of a hazardous substance is spilt, absorbent material is available in each area to wipe it up. Finally, water piping is equipped with cutoffs to prevent any leaked toxic agents from flowing into the public sewers or the public sewage treatment plant.

These cutoffs also function in the event of a fire, preventing the water and foam used to extinguish the fire from penetrating groundwater and soil.

Rooftop of the new company building, with ventilation equipment for the heat-recovery system.

There is a garbage collection area on the factory site. All garbage generated at the plant is sorted and gathered neatly into bins for disposal by a specialized disposal firm. The final recycling rate is over 80%. Also of vital importance are efforts to avoid producing garbage in the first place.

Until now the task of washing containers inevitably consumed large amounts of water. With the new system, though, the cleaning process is divided into three stages, and the water used for rinsing at the final stage is reused for the initial wash of the next container.