Environmental Protection Costs
In 2018, WACKER invested €5.9 million in environmental protection (2017: €4.2 million). Environmental operating costs amounted to €82.9 million (2017: €78.3 million). Examples of investment in environmental protection in 2018 include the process control system for the waste disposal center at Burghausen and modernization of the waste-disposal installations and control room at Nünchritz. In 2017, our investments in environmental protection at the Burghausen site included analysis technology in the wastewater treatment plant and likewise the process control system for the waste disposal center.
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2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
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Operating costs |
82.9 |
78.3 |
78.4 |
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Investments |
5.9 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
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Investments in environmental protection |
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Water pollution control |
3.3 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
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Waste management |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
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Noise reduction |
– |
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0.1 |
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Air pollution control |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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Climate protection |
– |
– |
– |
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Soil remediation |
– |
0.1 |
– |
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Nature conservation and landscape management |
– |
– |
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