2023: <\/strong>Planting of 200 Scots pines known as \u201ccountry pines\u201d in Haute-Loire<\/strong><\/p>\n 2022: Beginning of the environmental following up of the green clay quarry (fauna & flora)<\/strong><\/p>\n Continuous improvement of the process: new certificates of energy saving reached.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2019 : Argile du Velay is supporting 2016 : Thermal engins have been replaced by electrical one.<\/strong><\/p>\n Argile Du Velay continues its efforts to decrease its carbon footprint, especially by reducing its fuel consumption.<\/p>\n Thus, the renewal of handling materials allows a reduction in consumption of 7200L \/ year \u2013 a reduction in emissions of 21 tons of CO\u00b2 for the year 2016.<\/p>\n 2015 : New certificates of energy saving<\/strong><\/p>\n Argile Du Velay received new certificates of energy saving thanks to its energy renovation works.<\/p>\n 2013 : Modernization of the industrial process and obtention of 7 Certificates of energy saving<\/strong><\/p>\n As part of the renewal and modernization of our production facilities, cleaner and less energy-consuming machines and technologies (electricity and compressed air) have been put in place.<\/p>\n These points of process improvement have made it possible to obtain Energy Savings Certificates<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||60px|” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_delay=”400ms” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2012: Carbon Footprint: quantification of our ecological impact to implement corrective actions and reduce the impact of our activity on the environment<\/strong><\/p>\n 2011: Modification of the rainwater drainage system to recover and store a capacity of 60,000L<\/strong><\/p>\n 2010: Equipment of the production site roof with 1,000 m\u00b2 of photovoltaic panels producing the equivalent of the annual consumption of 50 French households and avoiding the release of 9T of CO\u00b2\/year<\/strong><\/p>\n 2007: Radical change in the way that clays are transformed. Savings of 30% on fossil fuels, elimination of water from our manufacturing process and reduction of CO\u00b2 emissions of more than 1000T\/year. 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<\/strong><\/p>\nIn conclusion<\/h1>\n