AGC Glass Europe

Mobile laboratory truck during acceptance tests for an Air Pollution Control unit.

 

Operator inserting the titanium sampling probe into the flue gas duct.

 

The team’s environmental chemist processing the measurement data inside the mobile laboratory.

AGC Glass Europe environmental management has long put great emphasis on self-monitoring, to ensure plant compliance with official obligations and to reduce the environmental impact.

In the early 1990s our company set up a mobile laboratory truck, equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring systems.

This work is done by a highly-skilled, experienced and dedicated team on a full-time basis. The team benefits from the technical and analytical support of the AGC Glass Europe R&D Centre in Belgium.

The measurements cover all areas relevant to the environmental management of the Group:

• Atmospheric emissions of SO_x, NO_x, CO₂, CO, HCl, HF, dust, metals, volatile organic compounds, etc.
• Water flow measurement techniques and water sampling and analysis campaigns.
• Noise measurements in and around our plants.

The team’s expertise is often called upon by production managers, to make improvements to their processes in terms of reducing the environmental impacts.

The measurements of the mobile laboratory provide the data needed for designing new air pollution control units or waste water treatment plants.

The team obtained ISO 17025 certification in March 2009, testifying to its expertise, level of quality and dedication to continuous improvement.