Environment
Bringing Sustainability to Our Chinese Facilities
Bringing Sustainability to Our Chinese Facilities
Since 2018 and strenuously during 2020, we manage an ambitious project to improve our environmental impact of our Chinese facilities by relocating them from the old commercial quarters of their respective cities to new industrial parks while upgrading its environmental design.
The relocation of Sanonda was completed at the end of 2020. The new plant is already at commissioning stage, including two state-of-the-art regenerative thermal oxidizers, upgraded biological wastewater treatment plant, odor and noise control. Special attention was given to infrastructure eliminating the risk of soil and groundwater contamination. Minimizing hazardous waste disposal is planned by the operation of designated solid and liquid incinerators.
Similar systems are going to be installed during the relocation of Anpon, which plan to be finalized during 2023. Meanwhile, in order to ensure continuity in production, waste gas systems were installed at the old site.
A list of the environmental systems being implemented
Waste type | Environmental systems being implemented | Sanonda | Anpon |
---|---|---|---|
Wastewater | Biological treatment | + | + |
Membrane filtration | + | + | |
Waste gas treatment | + | + | |
Air and Odor | Organized source treatment by thermal oxidizers | + | + |
Non-organized sources treatment by adsorption system | + | + | |
Comprehensive organized and nonorganized source capture system | + | + | |
Hazardous Waste | Solid and liquid incinerators | + | _ |
Soil and Groundwater | Isolated floor and drainage ditches surrounding workshop and facilities | + | + |
Absolute performance indicators for ADAMA’s Chinese entities, pre-relocation (2020)
Parameter | 2019 | 2020 |
---|---|---|
Investment in HSE facilities, million USD | 21 | 9.5 |
Total Energy consumption, Tj | 8,992 | 7,506 |
Used energy sources (%): | ||
• Electricity | 24 | 42.4 |
• Steam | 0 | 7 |
• Internal production (Fossil Fuels) | 76 | 50.6 |
Water consumption, m3 | 6,707,923 | 8,037,799 |
NOx, tonne | 201 | 34 |
SOx, tonne | 130 | 4 |
CO2**, tonne | 620,207 | 1,059,181 |
TOC in effluents, tonne | 95 | 188 |
Hazardous waste, tonne | 13,798 | 14,061 |
** CO2 emission factors for electricity and steam providers were refined during 2020
GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards
GRI 102-10, GRI 203-2
Sustainable Development Goals

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns