"Cleaner production – million savings" – reorganization and introduction of innovations for environment protection in 11 companies

Serbian Cleaner Production Center (CČPS) signed the contract with 11 local companies on March 20th in order to make it possible for them to carry our reorganization and introduce innovations that will enable preservation of environment, as well as millions worth of savings.

- CČPS was put in operation at the end of year 2007, and it was created at the initiative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and authorized ministries – it was said on the occasion of the contract signing in the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS).

Cleaner production in companies means more rational use of raw materials, water and energy, replacement of dangerous matters with environment-friendly ones, and reduction of toxicity and emission of harmful gases and waste into the nature.

Last year, thanks to CČPS, eight local companies successfully introduced the system for cleaner production in their units. Projected investments in the introduction of that system in company "Metalac" from Gornji Milanovac amount to 256,000 EUR, while annual savings amount to 135,000 EUR.

It was said at the meeting in PKS that the investments in cleaner production paid off already after one year, which was proved by the case of Odžaci-based "Hipol" that produced polyprophylene.

After introduction of cleaner production system, expected savings in aforementioned eight companies amount to about 1m EUR.

The savings are enabled through recycling of oil and other waste, reduction of consumption of chemicals and water from the water supply system, energy efficiency, etc.

CČPS also granted UNIDO certificates to the advisers for cleaner production. At the moment, there are 27 such advisers in Serbia, and additional 19 will finish the training soon. The advisers get the task to help introduction of the cleaner production system in certain company, but the companies must also think by themselves about possible models of saving in certain sectors.

The companies that signed the contract with CČPS are: "Chemical Agrosava" from Šimanovci, Požarevac-based "Bambi", "Carnex" from Vrbas, Belgrade-based "Des", "Maxima" from Lučani, "Galeb Group" from Šabac, "Tarkett" from Bačka Palanka, "Zvezda Helios" from Gornji Milanovac, Belgrade-based "Imlek", "Knjaz Miloš" from Aranđelovac and Smederevo-based "Želvoz".

UNDP Beograd

Privredna komora Srbije

Metalac a.d. Gornji Milanovac

Hipol d.o.o. Odžaci

Chemical Agrosava Beograd

Koncern Bambi ad Požarevac

Carnex d.o.o. Vrbas

Maxima d.o.o. Lučani

Galeb group d.o.o. Beograd

Tarkett d.o.o. Bačka Palanka

Tarkett d.o.o. Bačka Palanka

KANSAI HELIOS Srbija a.d. Gornji Milanovac

Imlek a.d. Padinska Skela

Knjaz Miloš a.d. Aranđelovac

Želvoz doo Smederevo

Serbian Cleaner Production Center

CČPS

United Nations Industrial Development Organization