PETKIM is an environmentally sensitive company in all production activities, raw material usage, technology, operational and management facilities. As sustainable development requires improving environmental performance continuously, in 2000, we committed voluntarily to “Responsible Care”, a special program providing integrated management for environment, health and security subjects in chemical industry.
 
 
Having a wastewater treatment plant and an industrial waste incineration plant for pollution control, clean production investments, studies for energy saving, setting up an environmental department to audit and control the environmental responsibilities and environmental training course for our employees are some of our facilities fulfilled under the scope of “Environmental Policy”.

 

:: HARMONISATION OF EU STANDARDS

PETKIM is aware of the importance of collective working in environmental issue and we are always in cooperation with our stakeholders, environmental authorities and organizations. Petkim took part as a pilot plant in one of this studies, ”A Twin Project for Adaptation and Implementations of Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control Directive in Turkey” which is organized by Netherlands Government and Ministry of Environment and Forest of Turkey. Beside, we were participated to the workshops for “High Cost Environmental Investments Planning Project” and “Odor Emissions and Emissions Management in Turkey”. Now, Petkim is in the other project, “Pollution Release and Transfer Registration (PRTR) Project”, which is carried by UN/UNEP- Ministry of Environment and Forest of Turkey cooperation. The aim of PRTR Project is to set up a system for monitoring the pollution derives from the chemical usage by industry.

:: EMERGENCY RESPONSE

According to the precaution principle, we take measures considering the risks. PETKİM Emergency Response Plans for each plant for industrial accident risks are present. The response plans also for outside emergency conditions are prepared with other local companies and institutions.

:: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS
 

PETKIM is admired for its environmental investments and projects. Petkim abrogated the chlorine production with mercury and modified the process for membrane technology. By this clean production technique, the environment can be protected from the worse effects of mercury as well as significant amount of energy can be saved. In 2000, Petkim was awarded as a most environmentally beneficial company that provides the most energy saving.
The other prize was achieved in 2001 with the project named "Increasing the Burning Efficiency of Heavy Fuel-Oil" in the category of "The Most Environmentally Friendly Energy Saving Project".

 

:: RISK MANAGEMENT
“PETKIM Environmental Department” was established in 1998 to manage the environmental facilities effectively. This department work for following up and auditing environmental legal responsibilities, waste management, pollution monitoring, environmental training, improvement of environmental performance and the other environmental activities.

PETKIM prepared Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), according to the official statement “Material Safety Data Sheet Preparation Principles and Procedures” and EC Commission Directive, 91/155/EEC. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), an important component of workplace safety, provide important information about properties of a chemical along with important health and safety data. It is intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.); toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill handling procedures. Emergency Action Plan is the other important part of an risk management.An Emergency Action Plan describes the actions that employees should take to ensure their safety incase of fire, or other hazard situation. PETKIM is developing this plan with local government both for complex side and surroundings

:: WASTE DISPOSAL UNIT
PETKIM dispose off its waste almost completely by self waste treatment units. Wastewaters are treated in PETKIM Wastewater Treatment Plant and some plants have pretreatment units also. The other wastes are collected separately as flammable, recyclable, hazardous and they are disposed according to the regulations.

Wastes that can be burnt are incinerated in “Petkim Waste Incinerator” which was set up in 2003. The incinerator designed by the best technology generates also steam as by-product and the waste gases are filtrated by active carbon so that environmental effects can be eliminated.

:: MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL
Sea Pollution Control is another main environmental task since Petkim is in shore of The Nemrut Bay. We purchased a barrier to prevent dispersion of oil, hydrocarbon or another material spillage if any accidental pollution occurs at the sea. The other issue related to the sea pollution control is receiving the wastes from ships and treatment. We took a license for our harbor and organize the facilities according to MARPOL, and related national regulation.
 
 :: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
An environmental laboratory was set up also for wastewater analysis, point source mission and ambient air quality measurement, noise and flow measurement to follow up environmental performance.

We purchased a mobile station in 2003 for monitoring the ambient air quality in and around of the complex site. By this station equipped with modern instruments and software systems, continuous measurement can be done and results are recorded at the station computer. Also, a software system found at the office gives a chance for remote control of the station. The results are reported and evaluated with meteorological data by a special software program.

:: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Petkim try to build a sustainable and institutional environmental consciousness and environmental training courses are offered to all personnel continuously.

Next we arranged a competition among our plants in 5 June 2006, celebration of World Environment Day, and 5 plants were selected from 18 plants for their environmental performance in 2005 and they were awarded . The winners are ACN, AYPE-T,VCM and Water Treatment plants.
A special prize was given to Wastewater Treatment and Incineration Plant for the contribution to environmental protection. We always take into consideration NGO and public opinion and suggestions in our management strategies and their contributions are very important for us. The requests like information, documentation, technical site trips are met and they are informed about our environmental facilities.

WE AIM TO BE A MODEL “ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY COMPANY” BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FACILITIES LIKE RESPONSIBLE CARE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS, WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS, POLLUTION MONITORING AND CONTROLLING FACILITIES, ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION, WASTE REDUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS, INSIDE AND OUT SITE ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.