Company name : Gindre Duchavany
Example :
Improvement of the processes and the organization to limit the harmful effects on
the environment
Principles of the «world pact» («Pacte Mondial») concerned :
The Group Gindre Duchavany is a family industrial company, manufacturing
since 1823 copper products for the electrical industry. Principles 7, 8 and 9 of the
“»world pact» («Pacte Mondial»)” are in agreement with the actions undertaken by
Gindre Duchavany on its factory’s sites of Pont-de-Chéruy and Chavanoz.
Actions implemented :
Since its adhesion with the «world pact» («Pacte Mondial») in March 2003, the
group Gindre Duchavany has not ceased to implement actions which reinforce its
environmental responsibility.
The group invested in a new process at the end of 2004. This improvement in the
production process made it possible to decrease the consumption of degreasing products
and thus the emissions in the atmosphere and the cost of reprocessing. In addition this
made it possible to decrease the externalized and expensive parts of the operation.
Another objective for the year 2005 is to replace 4 of the 5 “traditional” air
coolers located in the production warehouse by low speed air coolers. These will be less
noisy.
In this preoccupation with a reduction in harmful sound effects, the storage
warehouse for copper was acoustically insulated.
Lastly, to preserve the natural resources, Gindre Duchavany privileges the use of
natural gas, because it is an energy source of minimal pollution effects. A project is
being studied to increase the reheating furnace of the billets in order to obtain a saving
of 10% of the gas consumption i.e. 1400 annual MWh.
Repercussions for the Group
The actions implemented by Gindre Duchavany tend to promote a greater
responsibility as regards the environment.
Thanks to the new process of degreasing established on the site of production, the
consumption of the liquid of degreasing was decreased from 400 litres to 60 litres. The
volume of degreasing agents used in 2004 was about 120 tons per month until the end of
October. Since then, the volume is about 10 tons per month. This new process makes it
possible to save approximately 3000 € per month. As for the reduction in the harmful
effects related to the surface transport, it is not easily quantifiable but exists.
The replacement of 2 of the "traditional" air coolers will enable a reduction of
18dbA at 10 meters, and of 10 dbA at 10 meters for the other two. This reduction in
harmful sound effects is an essential point for the health of the people present on the site
and for the local residents.
Country in which the changes were carried out
France, on the production site of Pont-de-Chéruy.
5 key words describing the example
Improvement of the processes, improvement of the organization, reduction in the
harmful sound effects.
Contact details in the company
Name: Bernard Beguin
E-mail: beguin.b@gindre.com
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