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9/3/2006
L.E. 22 million for Achieving the Environmental Compliance of the Egyptian enterprises
In its last meeting on June 21, 2006 the Executive Committee of Achieving Compliance in Industry (ACI) agreed to implement Cleaner Production (CP) Projects in SME's at the value of L.E. 22 million. ACI is a component of the Danida funded Environmental Sector Program (ESP), anchored in Federation of Egyptian Industries.
The projects will be implemented in 11 factories from different governorates operating in several industrial sectors: 2 from the engineering sector, 3 from the textile sector, 3 from the chemical sector, and 3 from the food sector.
Cleaner production projects comprised applications for energy efficiency improvement in 5 factories working in the engineering, chemical, and food sectors.
These projects aim at adjusting the status of factories with environmental rules and regulations, which in turn results in improving the quality of products and increasing their competitiveness, both in the local market and internationally.
Moreover, such projects shall have an impact on saving in energy consumption, improving the work environment, and protecting workers within the work environment.
The efforts exerted by the Environmental compliance office towards raising the standards of the Egyptian industries and dealing with factories nationwide rather than being just concentrated in the greater Cairo area alone, were lauded by those present.
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Environmental News
1/8/2006
9/22/2005
Magid George: The black Cloud will be vanished within five years
The Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs declared that the black cloud will be vanished from Egypt within five years.
H.E. the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, Eng. Magid George, mentioned that the causes of the black clouds have been monitored by the Scientific Research Academy and universities' studies – this was during the opening of "Merging the Environmental Culture in the work of Media people of the State Information Service Organization workshop which is conducting for three days in El Ahram. The workshop has attended by Mr. Osama Saraya, El Ahram Chief Editor, the Ambassador Naser Kamel, Head of the State Information Service Organization.
H.E. the Minister of Environment presented an appreciation gift to Mr. Osama Saraya in occasion of his appointing as El Ahram Chief Editor. H.E. the Minister mentioned that the coming period, a cooperation protocol between the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs and El Ahram Regional Institute will be conducted in the field of disseminating the environmental awareness through training courses, and workshops for Egyptian journalist and media people.
Mr. Osama Saraya, El Ahram Chief Editor said the continuous and intensive training are considered today world requirements because of the role of media regarding notifying the community with risks and weak points can affect on it negatively. He added that the big newspaper have to embrace the small ones to create realistic dialogue in the community in order to be developed and enhanced. The head of the State Information Service Organization said the environmental issues and public awareness are main focus points in our work. Dr. Hwayda Mustapha, EL Ahram Institute Consultant and head of the environmental media unit, mentioned that the active role of the State Information Service Organization achieved by the direct communication with all the Egyptian Sectors, represent an important axe in the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs and EL Ahram Regional Institute Agenda.
9/22/2005
Merging the Environmental Culture in the work of Media people
H.E. the Minister of Environment, Eng. Magid George, Mr. Osama Saraya, the Chief Editor of EL Ahram, and the Ambassador Naser Kamel, Head of the State Information Service Organization will open tomorrow a training workshop titled "Merging the environmental issues and concepts in the media activities of the State Information Service organization media centers.
The workshop will include thirty media specialists from the State Information Service organization media centers in Greater Cairo governorates Cairo – Giza – Kaliobya participating in a three days workshop prepared by the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs "the CEM Component", the Environmental Sector Programme in cooperation with the Environmental Media Unit in the Ahram Regional Institute for Journalism.
The workshop will be started by open discussion with media people about the environmental agenda and the hopes can be achieved by the media people in the State Information Service organization to support the Ministry effort.
Dr. Hwayda Mostafa, head of the Environmental Media and Development Unit – the Regional Institute consultant, mentioned that conducting this training workshop is one of the training and workshops organized by the Ministry in cooperation with EL Ahram Institute in order to support the dissemination of the environmental culture.
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ESP Daily
9/3/2006
L.E. 22 million for Achieving the Environmental Compliance of the Egyptian enterprises
In its last meeting on June 21, 2006 the Executive Committee of Achieving Compliance in Industry (ACI) agreed to implement Cleaner Production (CP) Projects in SME's at the value of L.E. 22 million. ACI is a component of the Danida funded Environmental Sector Program (ESP), anchored in Federation of Egyptian Industries.
The projects will be implemented in 11 factories from different governorates operating in several industrial sectors: 2 from the engineering sector, 3 from the textile sector, 3 from the chemical sector, and 3 from the food sector.
Cleaner production projects comprised applications for energy efficiency improvement in 5 factories working in the engineering, chemical, and food sectors.
These projects aim at adjusting the status of factories with environmental rules and regulations, which in turn results in improving the quality of products and increasing their competitiveness, both in the local market and internationally.
Moreover, such projects shall have an impact on saving in energy consumption, improving the work environment, and protecting workers within the work environment.
The efforts exerted by the Environmental compliance office towards raising the standards of the Egyptian industries and dealing with factories nationwide rather than being just concentrated in the greater Cairo area alone, were lauded by those present.
9/3/2006
National Bank of Egypt Offers Complete Support for Cleaner Production Projects
The executive steps for loaning processes used in funding environmental projects were discussed by Dr.Sherif El Gabali, Chairman of the Steering Committee, with ECO management during its monthly meeting. in cooperation with the National Bank of Egypt, soft loans are offered for purchasing equipment and machines used in cleaner production applications. The total amount of single loan can reach up to L.E 3 million, payable on annual installments over a period ranging between one to five yeas, including a one-year grace period, and at an interest rate of 2.5% per year.
Up till now several industrial enterprises have enjoyed this service of soft loans for the adjustment with environmental laws and legislations. The loans already disbursed have reached L.E 32 million, utilized by 30 enterprises. It is planned that alone during 2005 loans at the value of L.E. 17 million will be disbursed.
These loans are part of fund allocated by The Kingdom of Denmark, at the value of DKK 96 million, and which comes to highlight the activities of Danida under a protocol of cooperation signed and activated between The Government of Egypt and The Kingdom of Denmark. For this purpose, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs and the Federation of Egyptian Industries on one side, and the National Bank of Egypt on the other, to outline the management and disbursement of the loans.
9/3/2006
Meeting for Energy Efficiency sector on 28 June 2006
Three case-studies in the area of improving the efficiency of energy and energy-providing were presented by Egyptian consultants. This is in addition to three project proposals presented by company representatives.
9/3/2006
ECO Supports a Study for Safe Hazardous Waste Disposal for Pharmaceutical Companies
It is true that the pharmaceutical sector is not yet part of the sectors covered by ECO services, however, ECO is working to solve the environmental issues facing the Egyptian industries.
A study was prepared by ECO, tackled safe methods for disposal of hazardous substances. The methods include: recycling coating and packaging substances, re-mixing toxic medicament ingredients with others limiting their polluting impact such as cement and then the burial thereof in burial dispensaries. This burial method is useful in that it creates job opportunities for around 25 non-skilled labors, and three administrators. Moreover, primary and secondary packaging and coating substances may be recycled and used in the production of glass, plastic, aluminum, and paper, which will yield a great economic impact.
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