Situation

The Vilvoorde site is located northeast of Brussels. The Senne River is located about 200 m northwest of the land. The Willebroeck Canal flows about 50 metres northwest of the Senne. The Antwerp-Brussels railway line runs along southeast of the buildings. The railway is located on a four-metre high embankment. Various industrial activities are located around the site.

First ISO 14001 certification earned in 2006.
The site entered the Renault group's reporting scope in 2001.

Download :
- site's environmental policy (french)

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Water consumption

Water consumption for the whole site is measured by a general meter. Consumption per user (including companies renting premises on the site) is measured using an allocation formula and individual meters, and the figures are less precise.

After excessive consumption in 2004, the plant introduced various initiatives in 2005:

• bore water was no longer used;
• water pipes were redirected and meters installed so that each consumer knows exactly how much they consume;
• the oversized ion exchange demineralization system was shut down and replaced with a smaller reverse osmosis (RO) facility.

The 57% decrease in consumption in 2007 on the year before is mainly the result of repairing leaks on the underground pipe that supplies Building 16.

 

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Water-borne effluents

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SO2 and greenhouse gas emissions

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Volatile organic compounds emissions from paint process

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Waste

Ordinary Industrial Waste (OIW) and Hazardous Industrial Waste (HIW) tonnage dropped 59% and 92% respectively between 2001 and 2007. The plant recovers 100% of its waste.

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Energy

Gas is used to heat the main building. Consumption in 2007 was roughly the same as in 2006.
Fuel oil is used to heat the NV preparation building. Consumption fell from 2,980 hl in 2006 to 2,520 hl in 2007, a 15% reduction.

Consumption of electricity fell from 5,480 MWh in 2006 to 4,860 MWh in 2007.

That 12% decrease was achieved through the following actions:

• the second phase of the lighting upgrade was completed,

• operating hours of lighting were controlled more effectively,

• the first 7-bar compressor is shut down every Friday.
  
  

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Highlights

 

RIB’s lower environmental impact, particularly as concerns the lower water and energy consumption, is the result of staff commitment to more efficient use of facilities and buildings.