Environmental Protection
Environmental protection is an important component in the corporate philosophy of any company operating in a responsible manner. UCP Chemicals has set up a separate department to deal with environmental issues, which regularly informs employees about all relevant environmental matters and also carries out an annual environmental compatibility inspection of the entire facility in cooperation with an environmental engineer. The results of the inspection are recorded in a "check-up certificate", which includes specific recommendations and deadlines to implement the required measures.
UCP Chemicals has obtained all the required licenses and permits for its production activities. All waste gas emission limits are strictly adhered to. More than 70 dust filters and gas filters have been installed on the production grounds of UCP Chemicals in Nizhniy Tagil. Dust recycling plants have been built for all manufacturing facilities which produce gas and dust.
The Group's environmental monitoring system fulfils all technical pre-requisites and independence requirements. Furthermore, the department has a license for hydrometeorological activities at its disposal, and regularly informs the relevant departments in the company about unfavorable weather conditions. In addition, the department supports the UCP Chemicals Group in implementing initiatives to reduce waste gas emissions.
UCP Chemicals Group operates its own wastewater treatment plant to the east of Nizhniy Tagil. The Nizhniy Tagil facility purifies the wastewater from several companies and the Dzerjinski district, the latter accounting for approximately 70% of the total wastewater volume. A total volume of about 40,000 m³ wastewater is purified by the wastewater treatment installation per year.
Moreover, UCP Chemicals has developed an environmental protection program, which has been approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Swerdlovsk Region.
