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oZone-depleting substanCes
(6)
The following charts show the quantities of ozone-depleting
substances held at factories. These amounts do not reflect
the changes and top-ups made during the year, but rather
the total quantities contained in cooling equipment - mostly
comprising the refrigerant gases used for industrial and civil
purposes. The seals of such equipment are checked as part
of specific preventive maintenance programmes, in order to
minimise any leakages.
(6) Most of the ozone-depleting substances reported relate to HCFCs, especially Freon (a.k.a. R-22), which is less problematic than other families of refrigerant
gases already banned by law, such as CFC and Halon.
With regard to the Telecom sector, the majority (about 70%) of ozone-depleting gases are concentrated at 2 factories, which
implement the preventive maintenance programme mentioned above.
The amounts for 2013 are affected by the contribution made
by those factories included within the scope of reporting for
the first time, as well as by changes in the legal requirements
of the different countries in which Prysmian factories operate.
Despite this, there was an overall reduction in the total
quantity of releases during 2013.
0
7,082
7,106
4,000
3,000
1,000
2,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Energy operating units
Quantity of ozone-deplenting substances (kg)
2012
2013
0
9,928
10,580
4,000
2,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Telecom operating units
Quantity of ozone-deplenting substances (kg)
2012
2013
17,010
17,686
Prysmian Group
Quantity of ozone-deplenting substances (kg)
2012
2013
0
10,000
8,000
4,000
6,000
2,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
