2007 in numbers At the Padova site, most HS&E aspects relate to the use and emission of organic solvents, to energy consumption, and to the risk of work-related accidents. In 2007, solvent consumption decreased by four per cent, as opposed to a ten per cent increase in production. Energy consumption also saw a positive development and fell by nine per cent. Production and consumption Solvent consumption alone dropped by ten per cent, while the consumption of other materials increased by five per cent on 2006. Overall, total raw material consumption decreased by four per cent. This was achieved in a year with production growth of ten per cent. The result was driven partly by the continuous process optimisation efforts in the R&D department, partly by the fact that chemical processes differ from year to year, depending on the type of reactions and number of production steps in the manufactured products. Tonnes x 1,000 5 4 3 2 1 0 03 I Solvents I Other materials 04 05 06 07 Energy consumption Energy consumption primarily depends on the technical equipment on the site. Even though no significant new energy consuming equipment was installed in 2007, consumption fell by almost nine per cent. The main explanation for this decrease is a mild autumn and winter. A small part of the decrease in electricity consumption is owing to the energy savings programme we pursued in 2007. Efforts have been made to control the speed of the pumps for the cooling water system so that they run at full speed only when needed. The same type of improvement was implemented for the scrubbers. MWh x 1,000 20 16 12 8 4 0 03 04 05 06 07 I Natural gas, methane I Electricity Waste Sludge, a waste product from the regular operation of the water treatment plant on the site, makes up a large part of the chemical waste. The remainder comes from chemical syntheses. The manufacturing processes differ from year to year. This affects the consumption of solvents as well as waste generation. Even though production increased in 2007, the chemical waste volume was one per cent lower than in 2006. Tonnes x 1,000 5 4 3 2 1 0 03 04 05 06 07 I Non-chemical waste (recycling, incineration and landfill) I Chemical waste Atmospheric emission, solvents Lundbeck Padova recorded a small decline in solvent emissions (volatile organic compounds) from 0.7 to 0.6 tonnes. The emission of solvents is closely related to solvent consumption. Changes in the hydrogenation plant also influenced solvent emissions. The airborne emission from the plant was for the first time conveyed to the RTO abatement system. However, as the hydrogenation reaction was not commonly used until now, large emission reductions are not to be expected, but as a side-effect the process will make it possible to eliminate a source of smell. Tonnes 10 8 6 4 2 0 03 04 05 06 07 I Air emission, solvents www.lundbeck.com/sustainability Health, Safety & Environment Report 2007, Padova, Italy Page 7 of 8
Health, Safety & Environment Report 2007 Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals Italy S.p.A, Padova, Italy Lun
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