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Fernando Luengo, Symaga, ASM South East Asia, explains how to improve the sustainability of silos, from producing and consuming renewable energy on-site, to storing renewable fuel feedstocks.
ast year, Symaga installed a photovoltaic solar energy generation plant to power its factory in Villarta de San Juan, Spain, taking one more step in the company's commitment to sustainability and respect for the environment which was consolidated in 2018, with the Environmental Management System ISO 14001. Within the ‘Symaga Continuous Improvement for Manufacturing Plan’, the company launched a global vision for sustainability. Among the key goals of the plan, the reduction of both energy and natural resources used in production, as well as waste management improvements, took centre stage. The objectives of reducing energy consumption and waste are aligned with the corporate social responsibility plan on environmental protection and
pollution prevention, since they contribute to the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the activity, which ultimately reduces global warming of the planet. Two parallel projects were launched to ensure that the Symaga factory had a more sustainable production. The first project was the optimisation of the resources and waste management to attain the UNE-EN ISO 14001 certification for the company’s environmental management system. A series of measures were implemented to reduce the negative environmental impact and the risks associated with accidental situations, which also boosted productivity. One of the measures implemented was the acquisition of gas aspiration machines with filtering in the welding process – which brings a reduction in gases for welders
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