استكمالاً للإستثمار البيئى والمناخى : وزارة البيئة توقع مع الهيئة العامة للمنطقة الاقتصادية لقناة السويس

استكمالاً للإستثمار البيئى والمناخى : وزارة البيئة توقع مع الهيئة العامة للمنطقة الاقتصادية لقناة السويس بروتوكول تعاون لدعم الصناعة الخضراء وزيرة البيئة تشهد توقيع ثلاث إتفاقيات بقيمة ٢٢مليون يورو لدعم مشروعات التحكم فى التلوث الصناعى شهدت الدكتورة ياسمين فؤاد، وزيرة البيئة، والسيد وليد جمال . More A complement to the environmental and climate investment: The Ministry of Environment signed with the General Authority of the Economic Zone of the Suez Canal a cooperation protocol to support the green industry. Environment Minister sees the signing of three agreements, worth €50 million, to support industrial pollution control projects Dr. Yasmin Fouad, Minister of the Environment, and Mr. Walid Jamaluddin, Chairman of the General Authority for the Economic Zone of the Suez Canal witnessed the signing ceremony of Dr. Ali Abu Sunnah, Executive Chairman of the Environment Agency, and Dr. Ibrahim Abdelkhaliq, Deputy Chairman of the Board on the protocol of cooperation between the Ministry of Environment represented in the Industrial Pollution Control Program and Green Industry Sustainable by the Environmental Affairs Agency, and the General Authority for the Economic Zone of the Suez Canal, in order to achieve joint cooperation in the field of supporting and developing the Egyptian industry in its various sectors within the scope of the Authority, in the presence of a number of leaders of the Ministry of Environment and the Authority. Dr. Yasmin Fouad confirmed that the protocol aims to cooperate in the field of supporting and developing Egyptian industry in its various sectors within the scope of the General Authority by facilitating the access of funding for industrial companies working in the region through pollution control and sustainable green industry programs of the Ministry of Environment, as well as inviting the community Industrialist in the region to introduce the circular economy, green economy and related projects through conferences and workshops to be organized through joint cooperation. The protocol seeks to help industry improve performance, reduce energy and resource consumption, access compliance with national environmental laws, regulations and international environmental standards, the minister added that the protocol seeks to help cut costs and reap the competitive advantages arising from adopting an environmentally sustainable approach to achieve tangible economic growth and ensure conceptual implementation and consolidation Green economy The Ministry of the Environment explained that the Ministry will, under the protocol, provide support for the preparation of the General Framework for the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Economic Authority in the region, as well as the preparation of the sustainable development strategy of the industrial companies that will be supported in the region, in addition to the capacity building and skill development of the specialists of the body and industrial companies in the region in the areas of consumption and production, and calculation The carbon footprint of products. And she pointed out the Dr. Yasmin Fouad for the great support that the Ministry has given in the field of industry and investment over more than twenty years through its programs that provide technical and financial support to industrial facilities and investors throughout Egypt, and all industrial sectors, including large, small and medium, starting from financing pollution prevention projects and compliance with environmental laws Governance in the field of industrial exchange, air and work environment, and even resource and energy efficiency projects, especially in high-use facilities, as well as the provision of the latest technologies in green industry and projects related to greenhouse gases. The Minister emphasized the Ministry’s constant endeavor to form partnerships with different bodies and institutions to support economic development and investment on Egypt to reach a larger number of industrial and investment facilities that want to receive support, as well as to work as an integrated system between the Ministry and these bodies. The Minister of the Environment explained that this protocol is an important step to support investment in the Egyptian state, referring to the Environment and Climate Investment Unit launched by the Ministry of the Environment last month, which encourages investment and seeks to attract investors on Egypt, adding that the protocol comes at an important time when the European Union has announced standards. New in the industry including an interest in the product lifecycle, the impact of production process on climate change, as well as its impacts on the environment and labor. The Ministry of Environment pointed out that, in the framework of its cooperation with the Authority, the Ministry is seeking to create a system for trading carbon reduction units, and this needs a study, due to different developments at the international level, the first activity will be carried out by presenting contractual conditions for a roadmap for the carbon emission reduction system in the Suez Canal Economic Authority, which will be carried out. For the authority in the field of green economy in the coming period. The protocol states that the Environmental Affairs Agency will organize a conference to introduce the industrial community in the region on the rotating economy, green economy, control of industrial pollution and how to comply with legislation and environmental laws, in cooperation and coordination with the Board, and organize introductory seminars at the sector-level to introduce the industrial society in the region on how to benefit from the program’s initiatives and services, and to raise awareness Business Development Officials of the Authority with criteria for participation in programs, also assist businesses working in the area that are eligible and meet the requirements to take advantage of the technical support, grants or funding available through the program in the area of improving performance, reducing energy and resource consumption and access to compliance with environmental laws and regulations. The Industrial Pollution Control Program also provides the necessary technical support in the areas of supporting the Economic Authority’s efforts in setting internationally applicable standards for fuel and water consumption per the unit production unit in accordance with the nature of industrial activities, to achieve the efficiency of water and electricity use, to reduce environmental pollution loads, and to prepare environmental feasibility studies for projects that are done Funded through the program, providing technical support regarding proposal documents and contracts with suppliers for projects funded through the programs and also assisting in training sessions to build capacity and skill development of the economic authority and industrial companies in the region in the areas of cleaner production, consumption, sustainable production and product carbon footprint reduction. The Authority commits, in accordance with the articles of the Protocol, to coordinate the process of communication between the initiatives and projects of the Environmental Affairs System and companies operating in the Suez Canal economic zone, and also to identify facilities that can be financed from the Anti-Industrial Pollution Program and those related to the transformation towards a green economy or that need to improve their environmental conditions, as The body in coordination with the program management, developers and investors working in the region regarding the presentation of the program’s work areas, available financing opportunities (loans/grants), priority industrial areas, conditions for obtaining support from the program, as well as providing necessary information, data, maps and supporting what the program will implement from projects to the facilities. Industrial of the Authority. On the other hand, Dr. Yasmin Fouad, the Minister of Environment, and Dr. Ali Abu Sunnah, the CEO of the Environment Affairs Agency, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of 3 companies, namely “Simadco, Flex Filmez, and Hotmaki Egypt” in the field of supporting industrial and investment facilities To transform into a green economy through Industrial Pollution Control Program Phase Three (EPAP), signed by Engr. Hossam Ezzuddin Program Manager, Engr. Hamdi Jaber – Chairman of Semadco Company, Mr. Sanjay Teko – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Flex B Films, Engr. Nader Nabil- Hotmaki Egypt delegation member, in the presence of a number of ministry and company leaders. Dr. Yasmin Fouad confirmed that the Industrial Pollution Control Project is one of the Ministry’s projects aimed at supporting the industry sector, as the project provides financial and technical support to industrial projects, either to support environmental compatibility or to apply energy efficiency systems and to maximize the efficiency of the use of resources in compatible projects, in accordance with environmental laws, as it succeeded The program is in the form of a local market-approved system to finance industrial pollution reduction projects, reduce pollution loads, improve environmental conditions and working environment, where the program implements many environmental projects in major companies. The Nasr Fertilizer and Chemical Industries (Semadco) project in Suez province represents the “creation of an industrial drain water station” with a total cost of 13.56 million euros, and 11.8 million euros was funded by the Industrial Pollution Control Program – Phase Three, where the company’s environmental problem was that The company’s industrial wastewater contains high pollution indicators resulting from various production processes, especially the value of the concentration of ammonia, kidney nitrogen, and totally soluble particles, and the company discharges the final sewage water directly on the Red Sea. The Minister of the Environment explained that the environmental benefits of the project include improving sewage water quality by reducing the proportion of ammonia, nitrates and melted salts discharged to the Red Sea, reducing industrial pollution loads and recycling of industrial wastewater, as well as achieving full compliance with Law No. 4 of 1994 and amended Law 9. For 2009, for offshore and saltwater discharge, the plant is being supplied and installed and is expected to be operational in the last quarter of this year. Regarding the Felix B Filmez project, it involves the “creation of a PET waste recycling line” and the total cost of the project is €16.05 million and €7 million is funded by the Industrial Pollution Control Program – Phase III, the project aims to recycle plastic packaging waste, where it enjoys The project has a double environmental benefit, which is to limit indirect CO2 emissions that will reduce the company’s carbon footprint as well as reduce environmentally harmful plastic waste, equipment is being supplied and is expected to be operational in the third quarter of this year. Hotamaki Egypt’s project is also represented in the “Ethyl Acetate Solvent Recovery Unit” and the total cost of the project is 3.59 million euros and 2.84 million euros are funded by the Industrial Pollution Control Program – phase three and the environmental benefits of the project include the reuse of the ethyl acetate in The industrial process is at 95% and therefore rationalizing the consumption of resources, optimal utilization of solvent waste instead of leaking it to the environment, improving the working environment and protecting the health of workers, operation experiments and final delivery of the project are underway.Translated from Arabic