Environment

• Approach to the Environment
• Annual reports
• Immision monitoring

Approach to the Environment

Responsible approach to environment has become a priority for Česká rafinérská.
The efforts at improvement in the area of environmental protection are realised through the following:

• Improvements in customization of its products, especially their emission characteristics
• Running both production and non-production equipment in an environmental-friendly way

Responsible approach to environment is an integral part of TMS ( Total Management System ), the Environmental Policy and it is stated in the Ten Principles of Environmental Protection. This decalogue determines the behaviour of the Company´s employees. Environmental Protection Management System was certificated in Česká rafinérská in 2001 by Lloyd´s Register Quality Assurance Company in accordance with ISO ČSN 14000/2001 norm. In 2004 the System was recertificated for further three years.

From Business Leaders Forum the company won a prize Health and Environment Award in 2000 and a title Safe Company in 2003.

Annual reports HSEQ

Publishing of environmental impact reports addressing themselves to air protection, soil and water pollution control, waste management, communication, personnel education and stating the amount of investments into the area of environmental protection forms a part of its Environmental Policy.

Imission monitoring

Automatic imission monitoring station data provide information about air condition in measuring points. The shown data are influenced both by steady producers e.g. industrial plants or point sources of house furnaces and by mobile sources mainly motor-vehicle traffic. The ambient air quality is affected also by long distance transmissions of pollutants and above all by weather situation. The data from several measuring points in a particular area will offer more plastic and objective figures about the air condition than just one measuring point. In the region of Most Česká rafinérská puts to use the data provided by Environmental Centre Most for the Ore Mountains that aggregates six monitoring stations. In the region of Kralupy there is only one monitoring station situated in Veltrusy.

• Mostecko
• Kralupsko

Environmental Centre Most for the Ore Mountains

 is a workplace that collates and processes data concerning the environment condition, especially air pollution in the central part of the Ore Mountains basin. Through its websites www.ecmost.cz in Czech, English and German versions or over the green phone number 800 195 342 or through e-mail ecmost@vuhu.cz ECM provides general public with information. ECM´s employees work on non-stop shifts, they also release texts in local press and arrange actions that make study and care of environment more popular. Its international activities in particular the cooperation with Saxon Ministry for Environment and Agriculture and with the Euroregion Ore Mountains/Ezgebirge are of great importance.

Environmental Centre Kralupy nad Vltavou

Following the previous good experience gained from the stint of the Most Ore Mountains Environmental Center, Česká rafinérská and Synthos Kralupy in cooperation with other industrial subjects have jointly initiated the lunch of the Kralupy Environmental Center. Upon reaching conformance among partners concerned, an agreement was concluded with Kralupy nad Vltavou Municipality and the Lignite Research Institute (LRI) in Most, within the framework of which the Center operates. Having commenced its activities in October 2006, by the end of the year, the Center had developed communication with the public, using the Green Line, electronic mail service, and running its own websites. Part of the Center´s activities was cooperation with schools, lecturing, and ecology consultancy. The Center´s seat is in the Máj shopping mall, right in the center of Kralupy nad Vltavou. Nowadays, the Center entails part of information sources available for the residents of Kralupy and vicinity, runs the 800 100 584 Green Line & www.eckralupy.cz website.