1. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Bosko Nikov

2. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
The Choice
Willingness
Location
Already achieved results
Human resources

3. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
The Company
PRESENTLY:
574 Employees:
Established
1955
1968
Kiln #3
Products:
1970
Kiln #4
Clinker
Cement
Insulation material
RMC
1980
Major reconstruction
1998
TITAN TAKES OVER

4. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Location

5. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Operation
Dry process
Cyclone preheater
No precalciner
Fabric filters

6. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Present Emissions
Dust (TPM)
Point sources
16 mg/Nm3
Fugitive (incl. Quarrying and transport)
0.198 kg/t
Point sources
73 g/t
SO2
835 mg/Nm3
NOx
Point sources

7. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Quality Management
ISO 9000/2000
Environmental Management System
Preparations for ISO 14001
Emissions Monitoring System:
Centralized and computerized
data acquisition and reporting

8. Emergency Response Plan
General Issues (Reputation/image)
Operational (Equipment, health and safety, security, human resources)
Finantial
Sources/reasons for emergency
Preventiov/response
Accidents reported

9. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Integrated permit
Stright the way or
via an adjustment (compliance) plan?
Gap between the current practice and BAT
Investments required
Financial burden
Time required
Technical viability

10. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Activities:
Not addopted
yet
Law on Environment
Waiting to be
issued
Ordinance on IPPC
Application form
Main company’s
activity

11. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Activities completed:
Collecting data on raw materials, energy
and auxiliary materials
Emission measurements carried out
by authorized laboratories
Public communication established

12. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Comparison with BAT
Indicator
BAT
USJE
Nox (mg/m3)
835
SO2 (mg/m3) 68
Dust (mg/m3)
20-30 16
Energy use (MJ/t)
3000
3700
Electricity
(kWh/t cement)
90-130 99

13. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Comparison with BAT
Raw materials preparing
Improvement required
Products handling
Improvement required
Process optimisation
Required
Monitoring
Satisfactory
EMS
On the way
Emergency response
Modifications required

14. USJE Integrated Environmental Permit Application
Conclusion
Usje cement plant is seriously being prepared for submitting the application form for integrated permit
In order to reduce the financial burden they will rather apply for adjustment permit as soon as the new Law on the environment comes into force