The plant lies close to the city of Los Andes, in an industrial zone, but it is also close to residential areas (east), to a school (south) and to farmland (south-west). It stands next to a Peugeot car manufacturing plant.
 
The covered area of the entire site totals 14,000m². The town of Los Andes is 75 km north of Santiago, the capital city.  The plant produces and assembles gearboxes.

The increase in the site’s consumption of water and power is directly linked to the sharp rise in production output, which rose by 75% in 2007.

The factory has launched an initiative to reach “zero industrial discharges”, in particular by recovering soluble oils. The discharge from the factory into the water is considered as insignificant by the local authorities.

In recent years, the factory has taken a number of actions to reduce its power consumption, including the installation of a system that automatically switches the lights off and the disconnection of machines during stoppages.

	2008	Change since 2007	Change since 2004
Water consumption (thousands of m3)	33.679	-2%	+82%
Atmospheric emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2 equivalent)	1,939	+22%	+74%
NOx emissions (t)	1.2	+19%	+63%
SO2 emissions (t)	0.1	+51%	+63%
Hazardous waste (t)	1,061	*	*
Energy (MWh LHV)	15,339	+7%	59%

 

(*): 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