Press Release 24/2012
In the council has discussed the progress of remediation and green chemistry
It was held this morning the meeting of the City Council convened to consider jointly the top of Eni and Novamont the progress of remediation projects and "green chemistry" in the production site of Porto Torres. The meeting allowed councilors to acquire information on the two projects by representatives of Syndial, Polimeri Matrica, Novamont and Enipower, a company engaged in the implementation of investments.
The meeting, which was also attended by several workers of the petrochemical industries, was opened by the President of City Council, Carlo Cossu, who stressed the importance of comparison with representatives of the citizens of Porto Torres on development issues industry. A comparison of the meetings started last summer and continued today with the exposure of the progress of major projects in the area to be turritana. In terms of land reclamation has been highlighting the importance of the two decrees issued by the Ministry of Environment, who authorized the company to perform the remediation of groundwater and the area called North Newco. With regard to the remediation of groundwater, Syndial has confirmed it is currently in the process of tendering for the construction of the TAF. The procedure - which involves a "scoring model" that is, assigning a score according to certain parameters, among them the use of local labor - fixed as the deadline for submission of technical bids on February 20, with the intent to award the contract within the month of March. For the above interventions were already required to transmit the necessary sureties in the region. There is an ongoing confrontation with the local technical bodies (State, Region and ARPAS) for the purpose of preparing the project for the reclamation of the area Minciaredda. Shall, in addition, the level of "green chemistry" with a new generation plants through which they produce monomers for bioplastics, plant-based oils, lubricants, additives for rubber and the same bioplastics, using oils extracted from the pressing of the seeds of milk thistle. The representatives of Novamont Matrica and stressed that the initial assessments made on the basis of agronomic crops started in Porto Torres, Bonassai, Ottana and Chiaramonti, for a total of 15 hectares, are positive. The forecast for this first year of operation is to produce crops on about 300 hectares, increasing to 6 thousand in 2013. The design of sustainable chemical plant also includes the construction of a biomass power plant, carried out by Enipower. During the meeting it was clarified that the town center will march only with materials of plant origin. The feasibility study was completed and in the first half of 2012 will require the necessary permissions to proceed with construction. The hypothesis is that the unit can be started in late 2015 and early 2016. The engineers have taken have ensured the involvement of local businesses, as provided by 'Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding signed on green chemistry in May of last year. "The projects go ahead on schedule and so far all agreements have been respected," said Mayor Beniamino Scarpa. "The signal of a change from the past - said the mayor - comes to us as soon as possible after the request of the permitting and the recent opening of the Center research Matrica. We asked for a continuous dialogue with the leaders of Eni and Novamont, which have accepted it without hesitation, because we believe that the representatives of the citizens have a right to know the progress and to have understood the matter for recovery plans and development of our production area. "
Porto Torres, 16/02/2012
February 16th, 2012 at 21:39
A miracle ..... seems like a miracle, after days of heavy industry, pollution and discussed, blessed and cursed, however, no longer present, to hear some really reclamation started, after decades of pointless babble, a new chemistry, which looks to Bio and innovative things, other than those arcivecchie more nearly a century, even nonsense words to hear that someone who, well, there was during the blah, blah, blah ...... Martians saying things, ask those who still invests Porto Torres because of their "corporate structure",
did a little smile, almost tenderly, as it does with the kids that, just to mention something must be said ......
Solons from the easy to miss them if they understand it .....
In short, a miracle in the desert, not only physical but also mental, from which we will come out slowly, even in spite of those who continue to tell it in a different way ...... Good job, Mayor, go on like this .....
Berthold