Description
Romanian market for floor tiles is rapidly growing. SANEX has specialized to produce wall tiles and cannot cope with the demand for floor tiles as the existing production lines work at maximum capacity. The project’s objective is to enable SANEX to take advantage of current business opportunities in the ceramic tiles market while greening the company’s production and management processes. Compared to the current levels, the project is expected to: Increase drying capacity of ceramic tiles by about 40%; Reduce natural gas consumption by 14-18% and Improve management practices and increase employee awareness of environmental issue. Through the project, a new spray dryer with a larger capacity will be purchased and a new construction will be built to install it - as first steps necessary to provide sufficient powder to feed a new production line used exclusively for floor tiles production planned to be implemented in next years. The main beneficiaries will be SANEX’s employees, customers and local community. The expertise of IDN Norway in the field of CSR/sustainable development will help SANEX develop a CSR strategy and will strengthen the bilateral relations.
Summary of project results
Romanian market for floor tiles is rapidly growing. SANEX has specialized to produce wall tiles and cannot cope with the demand for floor tiles as the existing production lines work at maximum capacity. The project’s objective was to enable SANEX to take advantage of current business opportunities in the ceramic tiles market while greening the company’s production and management processes. Compared to the levels before project implementaton, the project lead to: Increasing drying capacity of ceramic tiles by about 40%; Reducing natural gas consumption by 14% and Improving management practices and increase employee awareness of environmental issue. Through the project, a new spray dryer with a larger capacity has been purchased and a new construction was built to install it - as first steps necessary to provide sufficient powder to feed a new production line used exclusively for floor tiles production planned to be implemented in next years. The main beneficiaries are SANEX’s employees, customers and local community. The expertise of IDN Norway in the field of CSR/sustainable development helped SANEX to develop a CSR strategy and strengthened the bilateral relations.
Summary of bilateral results
Interantional Development Norway (IDN) had the role of an expert in the field of green solutions for industries and process management, contributing to successful implementation of Sanex strategy for becoming eco-friendly and environmentally responsible. The specific outcomes of the partnership consisted in the development of a CSR Strategy with ethical guidelines, a workshop on environmental issues with SANEX employees and an external CSR event. The partnership of SANEX and IDN strengthens the bilateral relations, reinforcing the cooperation and exchange of experience during the 3 visits of IDN experts in Romania.