Situation

The plant is located in the south-east part of the city of Moscow, near the Moskva River. The nearest housing is located 680 m north-east of the plant. 

Contact details

 

Certification ISO 14001 obtained in April 2008. 

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Water consumption

Drinking water for the plant is supplied by the city of Moscow water network. This water is used directly for human consumption and some industrial processes (cooling circuits for welding machines, some steps in the surface treatment process). This water is also used to produce demineralized water for the surface treatment and electrocoating dips.

The site’s total water consumption increased 31% between 2006 and 2007, whereas the site’s output increased by 44% over the same period. Consumption per vehicle is 3.5 m3/veh., which is average for the Renault group. The site is continuing efforts to limit consumption despite negative factors relating to parts deliveries. The site is penalized because parts arriving are dirty and heavily lubricated to protect them from harsh weather during transport before assembly on the site.

 

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Water-borne effluents

Stormwater from the site is drained into the city of Moscow's stormwater network managed by Moskvodostock.
Wastewater is drained into the city of Moscow's wastewater network, managed by Moskvodocanal, as is the site’s industrial water, after physical-chemical treatment on the site.

Agreements on discharges to water have been established with these two organizations. The substantial increase in discharged pollutants can be attributed to increased production and the need to adapt water treatment processes in consequence.

However, the adjustments made were not sufficient for the additional load on treatment facilities in the last few months of 2007.

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SO2 and greenhouse gas emissions

The site consumes gas in the paint bake oven, incinerator and in a heating system designed to provide make-up supply of hot water at certain times during the year.

Heating for the plant is provided by the city of Moscow's hot water network. These energy supply arrangements for the site make it possible to minimize SO2 and GHG emissions.

Despite a 31% increase in production, GHG emissions rose by only 5%. This factor is also influenced by the weather, particularly its impact on the additional heating provided for the painting facilities.

 

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Volatile organic compounds emissions from paint process

Actions to reduce VOCs have been implemented since the plant was commissioned in coordination with the progress achieved in other Renault bodywork assembly plants. To better quantify its emissions and measure the impact of efforts made, in 2006 the plant started to calculate its VOC emissions materials balance based on the balance model used at other sites.

In 2007, the balance was extended to factor in all the emissions from the plant’s paint process. In addition, the increase in production at the site meant that larger quantities of solvents were used to clean the facilities. The site is analysing this aspect in order to determine appropriate ways to reduce VOC emissions.

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Waste

Actions were carried out in 2006 to reduce packaging waste (use of durable packaging) and to improve sorting at the waste source in order to improve packaging waste reclamation.

Although production at the site increased by 31%, the quantity of waste generated rose by a smaller 11%. The introduction of actions to reduce waste at source and expand use of durable packaging reduced waste volumes per vehicle.

 

 

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Energy

The increase in energy consumption can be attributed mainly to the use of electricity.  Electricity is used to light the buildings and in the body assembly process. Electricity consumption is directly attributable to the site’s working hours and production volume. The other two energy sources (gas and hot water) used in capacity facilities are less sensitive to the production volume, which explains their relatively stable consumption.

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Highlights

 

On World Environment Day in June 2007, tours of the plant were organized for students from Moscow’s unviersities.

The plant’s environmental management system earned ISO 14001 certification at the beginning of 2008.