
3. Environment and sustainable development in the foundry
Environmental regulations are evolving rapidly, and the proliferation of texts makes it difficult for foundries to adapt to them. Only a proactive approach can turn constraints into opportunities, or at least minimize them. To achieve this, we need to acquire a strategic vision of the potential benefits of a sustainable production approach (financial, environmental and social return on investment), while preserving social and economic aspects in an acceptable way.
For foundries, commitment to a "sustainable development" approach represents an opportunity to structure actions enabling the company to control costs, better satisfy its customers, invest more effectively, involve staff in a new work dynamic, and give a better image to customers and neighbors.
For some years now, foundries have been making significant efforts in the environmental...
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Standards and norms
Table 1 – Foundry waste nomenclature
- Déchets provenant de procédés thermiques. - 10 -
- Déchets de fonderie de métaux ferreux. - 10 09 -
- Laitiers de four de fonderie. - 10 09 03 -
- Noyaux et moules de fonderie n'ayant pas subi la coulée contenant des substances dangereuses. - 10 09 05* -
- Noyaux et moules de fonderie n'ayant pas subi la coulée autres que ceux...
Directories
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Merger
ABB
Inductothermie
Junker (Germany)
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Casting (light alloys)
Idra
Italpress
Gauss (Representation in France)
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