Diehl Metall Sustainability Report 2014
Environmentally compatible thinking and acting are key elements of Diehl Metall’s corporate policy.
The stringent requirements of our customers and the importance of quality, reliability and sustainability with respect to products guide our actions at Diehl Metall. Protecting the environment and the health of our employees is always at the center of attention right from the initial product idea.
The products are characterized by ecological safety. The production processes are environmentally friendly. With or energy-intensive business we place a high priority on the responsible use of energy. We take care to avoid waste with respect to auxiliary and operating materials during produc-tion processes. Where waste is unavoidable, the materials are recycled.
In the Sustainability Report 2014 of the location Röthenbach our environmental data, goals and measures are published:
- The consumption of electricity and natural gas has decreased by approx. 25 % over the past 10 years. To achieve this, existing facilities were modernized and investments made in new plant technology.
- Modern waste gas purification facilities ensure that the legal limit values are not merely observed but are significantly below them.
- Diehl Metall attaches great importance to reliable and environmentally sound packaging solutions. As far as possible, bars and tubes from semi-finished production are dispatched in wood packaging which can be used several times in circulation.