Environmental progress

Environmental progress - LEAX Group

Year 2011

LEAX Mekaniska AB starts a project regarding energy efficiency in cooperation with IUC Öst.

Year 2010

LEAX Mekaniska AB has during 2010 systematically centrifuged oily chips. The aim to reduce the

purchase of cutting oil with >8 m³ per year from 2008 has exceeded with the double. During 2010 a

total of 17,6 m³ was centrifuged which gave a reduced purchase cost of approximately 500 000 SEK.
LEAX Mekaniska AB has during 2010 systematically evaporated cooling emulsions in order to minimize the amount of dangerous waste that has to be transported away.

Year 2009

LEAX Mekaniska will in collaboration with Mälardalens Högskola test and evaluate a new type of fluorescent lamp which is estimated to save at least 50% of the electricity consumption.
A new paint shop at LEAX Falun is established where the consumption of solvent is reduced from approximately 13 000 kg per year in the existing paint shop to approximately 1200 kg per year.
LEAX Mekaniska will start with evaporation of cooling emulsion in order to minimize the amount of dangerous waste that has to be transported away.

Year 2008

LEAX Mekaniska began to centrifuge chips containing traces of oil at the site at Glasgatan. The purchase of cutting oils was reduced with >8m³ per year.
At the new establishment of the production site at LEAX Baltix in Rezekne, Latvia, the factory is heated up by soil heating. This reduces the emissions with up to 90% compared with traditional heating by natural gas.

Year 2007

LEAX Components started with evaporation of cooling emulsion in order to reduce the amount of dangerous waste.
LEAX Baltix (at the Pinki site) is certified according to the environmental management standard ISO 14001.

Year 2002

GenerPro is certified according to the environmental management standard ISO 14001.

Year 1997

LEAX Mekaniska is certified according to the environmental management standard ISO 14001.