Cleaner Production Opportunities for the Metals Industry

Metals Industry

The Metals Group is one of the sectors which has worked together to cover many common areas of interest. Over the 18-month period, projects have been identified and environmental and economic benefits to participating companies have been achieved. The success of the group approach has been acknowledged by participating companies and leading Government bodies. Specifically, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority is providing funding to continue the process over the next 12 months, under its 'Profiting from Cleaner Production Partnership Program'.

Currently the Metals Group comprises the following companies:

  • Austral Refrigeration
  • Rondo Building Supplies
  • Futuris Brakes International
  • Luxfer Gas Cylinders
  • Boeing - Hawker de Havilland
  • Tyco Environmental Systems (Goyen Controls)
  • Dux Manufacturing
  • Siemens Dematic (Colby)
  • Warman International
  • One Steel
  • Rheem

Topics and activities covered to date:

  • Waste Mapping
  • Energy Contracts and Work Energy Smart Program of the Sustainable Energy
  • Development Authority (SEDA)
  • Vertical Waste Integration
  • EMS - Southcorp Intranet demonstration
  • Trade Waste Issues and Sydney Waters Every Drop Counts Business Program
  • Waste Reduction Manual
  • Timber waste Initiative
  • Supply Clusters
  • Other related Industry Assistance programs
  • Oil Reprocessing and the Southern Oil Refinery

Site Tours to a range of companies have also provided members with practical demonstrations of waste minimisation programs in action:

  • Tyco (Southcorp Clean Air Systems)
  • Siemens Dematic
  • Luxfer Gas Cylinders
  • Rondo Building Supplies
  • Boeing Hawker de Havilland

The Metals Group has specifically addressed the cleaner production aims through:

  • Undertaking Cleaner Production Assessments for all members
  • Development of Cleaner Production Individual company plans
  • Implementation of these CP Company Plans
  • Development and trialing of Cleaner Production plans for common issues identified by the group
  • Development of Breakthrough planning for selected companies to take the leap into strategic planning for sustainability.

    Further information on Cleaner Production in the Metals Industrymay be obtained through the Advanced Manufacturing Centre:
    Phone 02 9209 4209
    Fax 02 9209 4470

 
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