Sustainability Report 2021
Water resource protection
The impact of PSC production sites on water resources is not very significant and none of the plants are located in areas with high water stress.
As for the plants of Prima Components Italia, in particular, it is divided into three categories:
- industrial water collection and purification tanks (if the painting process is present, for the moulding phase the water is conveyed in a closed circuit);
- civil discharges;
- meteoric waters.
In Prima Components and Sole Components business units, water is mainly used for the cooling of the presses and for the water veils of the painting plants, for hygiene and cleaning of common places, alongside a fire reserve.
The same uses are confirmed for the business units PSC do Brazil and Prima Components Europe.
In the plants of Prima Sosnowiec APT and in all PCITA sites water consumption and drainage in sewers are monitored through KPI, while in Prima Poprad there is an emergency plan for the management of water resources issues.
In the Brazilian plants water is taken from the aqueduct and the municipal manager also monitors the withdrawals with a meter at the entrance of the sites. For PSMM Pernambuco the management and monitoring of water withdrawals are carried out by Jeep.
Annual monitoring of the water resource and its impacts is foreseen in all PSC plants Many sites in the group aim to reduce the impact on the resource through several initiatives, including the assessment of the state of integrity of water systems to avoid losses.
All volumes taken and discharged, as described in the tables below, refer to fresh water.
The volumes of water discharged into the sewers are obtained from the meter reading, while those managed as waste CER 200304 are taken from the unique models of environmental declaration (MUD).
For all Italian plants the emission limits in water are defined on the basis of Legislative Decree 152/06, Table 3, Annex 5. For the plants in Brazil, however, they are fixed by reference to CONAMA Resolution number 430/201.
Other emission limits for the protection of water quality are dictated by the Integrated Environmental Authorization (AIA) for Sole Oderzo and Sole Pontedera and by the Single Environmental.
Authorization (AUA) for Prima Components Anagni, Prima Components Paliano and Prima Components Gricignano d’Aversa.
In 2021, two administrative penalties were imposed: the first of the value of 2,000 euros to PC Paliano for the lack of identifying signs on the chimneys, the second from 4.000 euros to load of PC Anagni for the lack of identification and taken sampling of the emissions in the atmosphere suitable of the chimneys not subject to prescription.
KPI of Group performance monitoring: water withdrawals and drains
Adjustments
The data on the number of workers belonging to protected or disabled categories of the business unit PSC do Brazil related to the year 2020 published in the previous Report was incorrect due to an error of understanding the request. The correct information, reported in this Report, is that in 2020 there were 5 workers belonging to these categories at PSCA SJP and 13 at PSMM Pernambuco.
The KPI on greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2020 published in the previous Report (24.63 gco eq/€) was found to be incorrect due to a calculation error. The data have been revised and in this Report are reported in the correct form (29,91 gCO2eq/€).
The KPI on water discharges for the year 2020 published in the previous Report (1.26 l/€) was found to be incorrect due to a conversion error between units of measurement of the volume of septic tank sludge. The data have been revised and in this Report are reported in the correct form (0.45 l/€).
FOR FURTHER INFO:
Claudia Masini
Quality Engineer HSE Coordinator
claudia.masini@pscomponents.eu