- The Egyptian Financial and Industrial Company (EFIC) and MECCA for Cattle Feed were in the process of introducing new projects to improve their performance and ensure environmental compliance.
- Projects included changing some production units, adding new production components and facilities, as well as pollution abatement units.
- Projects were to fulfill funding requirements of the Private Public Sector Industry (PPSI) project, supported by KfW.
- Environics prepared EIA studies (Category-B) for the proposed projects, covering:
- Project description, construction & operation phases.
- Project alternatives and assessment of environmental impacts.
- Comprehensive environmental management plans.
- Environics prepared also CAPs, that entailed:
- Comprehensive environmental audits for the existing plants.
- Description of the main production processes and service units; the 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.
- Moreover, Technical Feasibility Studies were prepared to:
- Present basic designs of the new sub-projects.
- Provide their capital and operating costs, and payback period.
- Discuss environmental impacts.
- Include self-monitoring plans.
