The site is located in the municipal districts of Batilly and Saint-Ail-en-Lorraine, in the northern part of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département (eastern France) at an altitude of 265 m.
   
It is in a designated development area, in the industrial zone of Batilly.  The main geographical features are strong coastal relief and a succession of limestone and marl strata. 
   
The plant is not concerned by mining operations.  It is close to a water table located at a depth of 50m.  Drinking water is taken from the Paradis mine at 1,800m.  The Anneau stream runs east of the site and flows into the Orne, a river of mediocre quality.  No natural areas of special ecological interest (ZNIEFF) exist in the municipal districts of Batilly and Saint-Ail and no other industrial activities are based around the plant. 
   
Initial certification obtained in 1999.
 

Like every year since our environmental management system was introduced, 2007 brought new challenges. The plant pursued its investment programme to reduce environmental impacts (optimization of the effluent treatment process, removal of the last PCB capacitors, etc.). The site also worked to improve its local management.
 

• by participating in World Environment Day (conference on ECO2, exhibition with support from the site’s service providers, drawing competition, free access to pollution inspection reports, organic food, etc.),

• by optimizing our best practices (management of waste, chemicals and effluents; improving training for management personnel, etc.).

(*): the definition of the scope of waste was changed in 2008

For further details, see registration documents:  

• 2008 registration document
• 2007 registration document 
• 2006 registration document