A GREEN INDUSTRY

Energy savings, water treatment, clean gas: the new Oran plant is fully equipped to meet the highest environmental standards. The Hassi Ben Okba industrial and domestic water treatment plant, built by a renowned manufacturer, is already operational. It includes a sludge treatment and dewatering facility for reuse in agriculture.

On the energy-saving front, the plant is in the process of implementing a solar lighting project, with a view to future extensions to power support and production facilities. The plant has also acquired a tank to convert its boiler fuel from diesel to propane, which is less polluting.

It is also experimenting with two electric forklift-trucks, with a view to rolling them out to the entire shipping and receiving fleet. All these operations are carried out with a view to saving energy and using clean energy.

As a pilot plant, Oran is designed to serve as a benchmark for its counterparts in Akbou and Sétif, and as a company profile tending towards the notion of a green industry that operates without harming natural ecosystems and human health.

The processing machines are based on low-energy technology, requiring less mechanical friction, using fewer lubricants and thus generating less pollution and less waste.