Volatile Organic Compounds
Volatile Organic Compounds

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1.100 % of Renault industrial sites are ISO 14001 certified
 Environmental management at Renault sites has yielded the following results over the last ten years : - 25 % reduction in energy consumption (kW per vehicle) - 61 % reduction in water consumption (m3 per vehicle), a saving of 10 million cubic metres in all - 64 % reduction in waste (kg per vehicle) - 34 % reduction in volatile organic compounds (kg per vehicle) - 47 % reduction in toxic discharge into water medium...
 
2.Envigado - SOFASA
 In 2007 7.65 kg of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) were emitted per vehicle, 11 % less than in 2006....
 
3.Aubevoye Guyancourt
 The site has implemented a method for retrieving volatile organic compounds given off during fuel unloading and distribution operations in its two service stations....
 
4.Maubeuge (MCA)
 The plant has reduced its emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by more than 40 % per vehicle since 1997. The plant has introduced action plans across the entire vehicle painting process : air treatment and incineration of booth air, increased application efficiency by the robots, improvement of used solvent recovery, colour batches....
 
5.Palencia (Spain)
 Water-based paint technology, combined with continuous progress actions achieved a significant 60 % reduction in emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)....
 
6.Bursa - OYAK
 The following steps have been taken to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) : recovery of automatic purges from application machines, accountability of cleaning companies for the use of solvents, introduction of technologies making paint application more efficient, use of a distillation column to recycle dirty solvents. switch to water-based paint in September 2007....
 
7.Using water-based paints
 Air pollution is one of the main ways in which an automotive plant impacts on the environment through the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)....
 
8.Protect air quality
 Ozone, a twofold challenge for Renault Renault is committed to protecting the ozone layer.Working in close cooperation with suppliers, the Group is pursuing a programme to replace the substances that damage the ozone layer. Renault is also seeking to limit the ozone emissions linked to its activities, by reducing emissions of : - nitrogen oxide (NOx) ; - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)..
 
9.Protect air quality
 In 2007 the aim was to cut emissions of VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) to 4.6 kg per vehicle produced (scope : manufacturing plants in operation in 2001)....
 
10.Ozone and particulates
 Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions....
 

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