ENERGY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Investment in improving energy efficiency in plants and offices
The company’s innovation and continuous improvement processes include initiatives that use nano-technology to lower firing temperatures and cycle times, thereby reducing energy consumption in the production process.
ENERGY COGENERATION PROGRAMS
Grupo Lamosa has three clean energy cogeneration plants in Mexico, providing carbon credits and generating part of the electricity required in the production processes. Interestingly, heat generated by the turbines is used in the cogeneration process.
Savings as a result of increased online activities
The number of employees working remotely during the contingency did not affect the normal operations of Grupo Lamosa’s businesses; moreover, the reduction in employee mobility contributed to lowering emissions.
As the health crisis began, the company rapidly implemented infrastructure and information technologies to enable people to work efficiently from home. Proper operations were assured through different digital platforms and the installation of a Virtual Private Net (VPN) on all computers to guarantee communication security.
WATER
Impact of the operations on consumption; technologies to reduce water use; reuse, treatment and discharge
Given the intrinsic characteristics of manufacturing ceramic products, Grupo Lamosa reuses some of the water used in its production systems, while the remainder evaporates as part of the process.
The company complies with all environmental regulations and makes a concerted effort to optimize its use of all inputs. A number of production centers operate with water treatment plants that enable this valuable resource to be reused.
PONTE LAS PILAS BATTERY-COLLECTION PROGRAM
In 2020, just like every other year, Grupo Lamosa carried out its Ponte las Pilas used-battery-collection campaign to contribute to environmental protection.
Year | Used batteries collected |
Environmental impact (millions of liters of water* not polluted) |
---|---|---|
2018 | 4,002 | 668 |
2019 | 3,306 | 552 |
2020 | 4,176 | 697 |
*Estimation calculated assuming that
an alkaline battery contaminates
167,000 liters of water.
RECOVERY OF MATERIALS
Progress in material recovery
Grupo Lamosa has specific procedures for proper product
recovery within its facilities.
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|
Wood | 2,272 | 2,104 | 1,820 |
Cardboard/Paper | 1,045 | 924 | 848 |
Metal | 1,502 | 1,066 | 1,041 |
Plastic | 209 | 192 | 167 |
Other | 93 | 58 | 137 |
Total material recovered in tons |
5,121 | 4,345 | 4,014 |