Greco Initiative - Green competitiveness

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• 12/03

Presentation of GRECO INITIATIVE in Egypt and first GRECO AWARD to green competitiveness

GRECO INITIATIVE was introduced on 28th May during the Global Forum on Green Industry organizad by UNIDO, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in collaboration with the CP/RAC, Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production, the Egyptian National Cleaner Production Centre and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt. The presentation was done by Dr. Virginia Alzina, director of the CP/RAC in Spain, by the Spanish Ambassador, by Dr. Azza Morssy, from UNIDO Environment & Cleaner Production Unit and by Mrs. Luisa García Valdecasas, the manager of GRECO INITIATIVE. GRECO INITIATIVE was one of the key participants in the Forum.

GRECO INITIATIVE presents the first GRECO AWARD to SILA EDIBLE OIL
In the Global Forun on Green Industry framework, GRECO INITIATIVE delivered the first GRECO AWARD to Sila Edible Oil, an Egyptian oil company, during the Global Forum on Green Industry. Prof. Anton Pizzuto, chairman of the scientific committee & Mrs. Luisa García Valdecasas, GRECO Manager, were the responsibles to present SILA EDIBLE OIL with the award. The winner had been selected among 100 companies after a screening process, and having obtained the best results on reducing the environmental impact of its industrial process at a minimum cost and maximum savings. Other finalists companies are First Textile (Turkey), Masa Décor (Spain), Herbos (Croatia), Zica Sarajevo (Bosnia & Hercegovina), Batteries Nour (Tunisia), Hotel Caravan Serail (Tunisia), Baxter (Malta), Water & Sewage Utility (Bosnia & Hercegovina) and Croatian Electric Utility Company
(Croatia). Every successful case of cleaner production is part of the “Med Cleans” published by the CP/RAC, Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production.
SILA EDIBLE OIL
Sila Edible Oil is a soap and oil sector company which has used cleaner production processes obtaining from them not only environmental benefits but economic profitability. Sila Edible Oil has put into practice different measures of “green competitiveness” achieving high benefits and reducing maintenance costs that have supposed around 445.000 E savings/per year with only an investment of 21.450 E. The pay back period has been in a 75% of the cases around a month.
Maintenance costs were reduced by 10%, water consumption was reduced by 46%, wastewater treatment requirements were reduced by 66%, and boiler fuel consumption was reduced by 48%. With these measures the company achieved discharge compliance.