Measures to protect the environment and nature-conservation policy

Amtel-Vredestein plants comply to the fullest extent possible with the requirements of the Russian Federation for environmental conservation, labour protection and industrial safety.

Each plant contains a sanitation laboratory which continuously tracks atmospheric conditions, the state of the air in the workshops and the conditions of subsoil water. The laboratory also monitors such physical indicators as noise, vibration, thermal radiation and illumination levels.

Amtel-Vredesteins nature-conservation plans include fire-safety precautions, as well as hygiene and labour-safety standards. The purpose of these plans is to address the existing ecological problems and to ensure compliance with the current Russian norms and European Union standards (such as the ISO 14001 “Environmental Management System”).

In order to reduce factors negatively impacting the environment such as atmospheric pollution, wastewater and landfill, the Group has installed and is utilising dust extractors and filters, systems for water purification, re-usage, and recycling.

The results of an ecological survey carried out by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development showed that at Amtel-Vredestein:

• Neither soil nor subsoil waters are polluted;
• The level of atmospheric pollution is within the allowed pollution-intensity levels;
• The level of atmospheric pollution in the environs of the plants was within the maximum permitted level of pollutant concentration;
• The actual amount of wastewater is within the maximum permitted level;
• The utilization, storage, accounting, management and handling of dangerous and explosive substances are carried out in accordance with legal requirements.