The Dacia production plant is located around 120 km north-west of Bucharest in the Arges region. Dacia’s industrial platform is located on a hillside plateau, around 1.5 km from the river Doamnei which runs along the bottom of the site. The town of Mioveni (around 40,000 inhabitants with the first homes 200 m from the site) is located to the north of the site, forest land from the north to the south-west, the town of Colibasi to the south-west (with a school 300 m from the site), and farmland from west to north. The site has a total area of 141 ha, with buildings covering around 58 ha.
The site entered the Renault group's reporting scope in 2002.
Gheorghe Costache, Environmental Manager:
“The production system is continuously reducing its environmental impact. The implementation of a certified management system in 2005 has brought about changes in behavior by explaining the best day-to-day practices to be observed. The new water-based paint lines and new bumper paint contribute to reduced atmospheric emissions."
"2008 was an important year for Dacia environmentally. We introduced new water-based paint lines and new bumper paint lines in late 2007, both of which help to reduce atmospheric emissions."
"The thermal power plant has been modernized by replacing all the existing boilers with low-NOx boilers. This has resulted in a major reduction in gas consumption and a 90% cut in CO2 emissions per vehicle. The modernization of aluminum foundry ovens and thermal treatment oven burners has also served to reduce energy consumption and atmospheric emissions."
"We started manufacturing the MT1 gearbox in February 2008, which improves energy gains and reduces water consumption and liquid effluents. We have also started operating a new physical-chemical Paint II station and a new evaporator in the aluminum foundry."
"Our commitment to controlling environmental impact has led to increased staff awareness of all the site’s emissions. The involvement of employees has been vital in rolling out progress actions and meeting objectives.”
2009
Change since 2008
Change since 2004
Water consumption (thousands of m3)
1,109.4
17%
-58%
Liquid discharge
Suspended solids (kg/d)
494.2
32%
-68%
OM (kg/d)
1,053.4
42%
325%
Toxic metals (kg/d)
2.8
-30%
-71%
Atmospheric emissions
Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2 equivalent)
135,351
*
NOx emissions (t)
52.5
0%
-54%
SO2 emissions (t)
6.1
-34%
-90%
VOC emissions produced by painting processes (kg/vh)
46
-9%
-53%
Hazardous waste (t)
5,326
-10%
Energy (MWh LHV)
473,289
1%
-17%
(*): Change in definition of reporting scope
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