- Italcementi Group

Italcementi is strongly committed to reducing its emissions to the atmosphere, with specific targets on dust, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 2010 and to monitoring accurately major and minor pollutants.

The chart below illustrate the emissions trends for dust, SO2 and NOx, breaking down data into mature and emerging markets.

Reported data are calculated as for the whole Group clinker production, starting from all available kiln stacks measurements. Kiln stack emissions of SO2 and NOx fully represent the total gaseous release of a cement plant. Other point sources or fugitive emissions are not accounted for dust, even if regularly monitored and controlled.

Accurate and reliable monitoring is a key factor in air emissions control. Italcementi is following a schedule to extend at Group level a systematic analysis of pollutants, focusing on continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMs) and "fingerprinting" of organics, metals and dioxins.

All installed CEMs measure at least dust, SO2, NOx emissions, and may also measure other minor pollutants.
"Fingerprinting" always includes volatile organics, full set of metals and dioxins, but may be extended to include other minor elements.