- Mecca for Cattle Feed plant at Abu Tig, Assiut, was in the process of introducing new projects to improve its performance and ensure environmental compliance. The new projects included changing some production units, adding new production components and facilities, as well as pollution abatement units. Environics was commissioned to carry out the studies, which served to fulfill the funding requirements for these new projects by the Private Public Sector Industry (PPSI) project, supported by the KfW.
- The Compliance Action Plan (CAP) entailed a comprehensive environmental audit for the existing plant, including a description of the main production processes and service units; description of the current environmental status and the existing pollution abatement units; discussion of non-compliance issues, their causes and planned solutions; a brief of the sub-projects requirements, and the proposed action plan.
- The Technical Feasibility Study presented the basic designs of the new sub-projects, provided their capital and operating costs, and payback period, discussed their environmental impacts, and included a self-monitoring plan.
- According to Egyptian legislations, this project required a Category B EIA, which covered the project’s description, construction and operation phases, and alternatives; assessed the environmental impacts, and provided a comprehensive environmental management plan.
- The CAPs entailed:
- Comprehensive environmental audit for the existing plant.
- Description of the main production processes and service units; and current environmental status and the existing pollution abatement units.
- Discussion of non-compliance issues, their causes and planned solutions.
- Brief of the sub-projects requirements, and the proposed action plan.
- The Technical Feasibility Studies:
- Presented basic designs of the new sub-projects.
- Provided their capital and operating costs, and payback period.
- Discussed environmental impacts.
- Included a self-monitoring plan
