Environmental Protection Costs
In 2016, WACKER invested €5.5 million in environmental protection (2015: €5.7 million). Environmental operating costs amounted to €81.0 million (2015: €83.8 million). Examples of investment in environmental protection include the Fentox® split-stream treatment plant at the Burghausen site, and modifications to the filtration systems in silicon-metal production at the Holla site in Norway to reduce dust.
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2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
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Operating costs |
81.0 |
83.3 |
88.2 |
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Investments |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
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Investments in environmental protection |
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Water pollution control |
3.3 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
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Waste management |
1.6 |
2.3 |
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Noise reduction |
0.1 |
– |
– |
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Air pollution control |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
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Climate protection |
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0.3 |
0.2 |
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Soil remediation |
– |
0.3 |
0.0 |
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Nature conservation and landscape management |
– |
– |
– |
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