Investment projects

Industrial activities significantly affect both the natural environment and human life. This is why they should be as neutral as possible. To achieve that goal, a company needs to be consistent and incur certain expenses. In 2008, expenditure on environmental protection related investment projects at the Production Plant in Płock went up by 112% compared to 2007 and amounted to PLN 259.12 mn.

Environmental investment projects generated 21% of total investment expenditure at the Production Plant in Płock. A number of investment projects aimed at limiting the Plant’s impact on natural components were executed, such as:

• construction of HON VII Unit and accompanying infrastructure;
• construction of Claus II Unit and accompanying infrastructure;
• reconstruction of technological fillings at ventilator coolers;
• reconstruction of the fuel system at the CHP;
• muting the noise from air ventilators at the CHP boilers;
• modernisation of electrical engines at cooling water pumps at the Refinery Water Blocks;
• replacing electrical engines at the Petrochemical Water Blocks.

Four of the above projects are continued in 2009. Other substantial expenses related to environmental protection in 2008 are:

• reclamation costs: PLN 6,449,122.04;
• external environmental management services PLN 621,767.00 (including, among others emission measuring and lab analyses);
• research and development, and purchase and usage of permits – PLN 889,219.00 (including the costs related to preparing a request for amending the integrated water permit);
• environmental fees for the Production Plant in Płock – PLN 16,572,326.63.

Investment expenditure at the Production Plant in Płock 2004–2008 (in ‘000 PLN)