Eni Rewind and Herambiente, subsidiaries of Eni and Hera, have signed an agreement establishing the creation of a joint venture which will create a multifunctional platform of pre-treatment and treatment of special waste in the industrial area of Ravenna.
“The initiative aims to make a concrete contribution to the structural lack of plants for the special waste management in Italy and to maximize the recovery of materials and energy”, write the two companies in a joint note.
The authorization process will start in 2021. According to forecasts, when fully operational, the platform will have to manage up to 60 thousand tons/year of waste products from environmental activities and production activities, including those of the territory, in a circular perspective and in line with the European directives of the "Circular Economy Package" implemented by Italy last September.
The multifunctional platform will be built in a portion of the "Ponticelle" site owned by Eni Rewind, close to the industrial area and the port of Ravenna. For the development and operation of the plant, Eni Rewind will be responsible for the procurement process of solid and liquid waste treatment services and Herambiente will operate the plant.
“The agreement with Herambiente – he declared Paolo Grossi, CEO of Eni Rewind – integrates and gives added value to the Eni Ponticelle project, which aims to regenerate an industrial area according to the principles of the circular economy. In Ponticelle we are completing the environmental interventions in the area where in the coming months Eni will build a photovoltaic park and a plant for the biological treatment of the soil, with an adjoining analysis and research laboratory".
“Growth and innovation are in Herambiente's DNA and the alliance with qualified partners such as Eni, of which we are proud, meets these values perfectly,” he declared. Andrea Ramonda, CEO of Herambiente -. The new platform, which will replace the existing one, integrates and further enhances the already rich plant equipment dedicated to waste produced by companies and perfectly marries our recently renewed mission: to offer sustainable and innovative solutions to companies and communities by creating value and new resources".
