Installation of Solar-Photovoltaic Self-consumption in SIMAL
SIMAL (Silicatos de Malpica S.L.), a company belonging to the IQE Group, focused on the production of sodium and potassium silicates, carries out the installation of industrial photovoltaic solar self-consumption on the roof of the new warehouse. An action that reaffirms the company’s environmental commitment. The result that this action will report will be an annual energy production of 453,605 kWh of 100% renewable origin, avoiding an emission into the atmosphere of 114 tons of CO2 per year, reducing the cost of electricity consumption and increasing energy savings.
Silicatos de Malpica S.L. (SIMAL) with the support of the Basque Government through the HAZITEK Program investigates the recycling of aluminum
During 2020 it was developed in Silicatos de Malpica S.L. (SIMAL) with the support of the Basque Government and the European Union, through the HAZITEK Program, a program of Aid to Support Business R&D, the FLOREAL Project (New FLOculants with loads of REcycled origin from the ALuminium industry for the paper industry and water treatment). The general objective of the project is to obtain raw materials within the aluminum chemistry that can be an alternative to some of the existing consumptions in the paper and water treatment sectors. At present and for use within the chemical sector, the main alternative to the raw materials under study are expensive processes of natural or synthetic origin (Bayer method), so the project represents a first initiative for the commercialization and incorporation of a production process of important recycled aluminum derivatives.The project aims to go a little further, so that not only a better price of the raw material used in the manufacture of coagulants and flocculants is achieved, but also a lower consumption of primary raw materials and a lower consumption of energy in the extraction and subsequent treatment of these. To start with, it is expected to achieve around a 20% improvement in process energy and, therefore, in cost to the customer. PROYECTO Nº ZL-2020/00823 – FLOREAL proiektuaAction co-financed by the Basque Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 (ERDF).
IQE Agreement with ECOVADIS
In 2020 we obtained the Ecovadis Gold Seal in terms of Social Responsibility and we positioned ourselves among the 1% of the best suppliers evaluated by Ecovadis belonging to the chemical industry sector. Now, with the aim of continuing to increase our commitment to sustainable development, from IQE, and in collaboration with ECOVADIS, we will evaluate the performance of our main suppliers in terms of sustainability. These results will be one more criterion for evaluating them. With this action we wish to go one step further in our involvement with corporate social responsibility and transfer these principles to our supply network.
IQE obtains the SiOLITE Trademark Registration Certificate in Europe
IQE Group has obtained the SiOLITE® Trademark Registration Certificate in Europe. Under the umbrella of this new trademark, the company’s zeolite-based products will be grouped, which are widely used in the industrial sector such as: For further information about our zeolite-based products, click here.
IQE joins the Aragón Young Talent project
IQE participates in Aragón Young Talent 2020, a program aimed at young people in their last year of studies or recent graduates, which was created with the aim of identifying and highlighting the emerging talent of Aragón. This initiative promoted by the ESIC and Heraldo de Aragón business school and which has the participation of the main Aragonese companies, aims to prevent the brain drain and help young people to grow professionally in the most emblematic and consolidated companies of the Community. It is an innovative format due to the possibility given to young people recently graduated from Aragonese universities to train in how to face a selection process and to acquire the basic tools to function within the company. In the company, the proactivity of the candidates will be valued, as well as the desire to learn and develop in an innovative industrial environment, the ability to work as a team, the passion to face challenges with enthusiasm and the willingness to participate in the IQE project.
Activities of the IQE Chair
The IQE Chair is based at the Sciences School of the University of Zaragoza and its activity focuses on promoting research, dissemination and social projection of Science; promoting the application of technologies to the welfare of society, and whatever other activities are considered of mutual interest. Recently, the IQE Chair has presented the 2019 Activity Report, among which different dissemination activities are detailed:
IQE obtains the 2020 Ecovadis Gold Seal
In 2014 IQE subscribes to the EcoVadis Supplier Sustainability Rating platform, the first collaborative platform to provide supplier sustainability ratings for global supply chains. This year, after evaluating its performance in terms of Social Responsibility, Industrias Químicas del Ebro has obtained the Ecovadis 2020 gold seal, the highest recognition for being among the 1% of the best suppliers, a rating that it maintains after the last evaluation in 2019.
IQE continues its participation in the CIEN “REDEFINE” project
Industrias Químicas del Ebro continues its participation in the REDEFINE project with the goal of providing innovative solutions in detergents and cleaning products in line with the latest market trends, which demands more effective products that are more respectful of human health and the environment and ensuring sanitization of surfaces and clothing. REDEFINE (ADVANCED RESEARCH TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE DETERGENCE OF THE FUTURE) is a project funded by the CDTI (Center for Industrial Technological Development), within the call of the year 2017 of the strategic projects CIEN (Consortiums of National Business Research ). With a total duration of 48 months, it is scheduled to be completed in September 2021.
IQE obtains the ISO 45001 certificate
Last June IQE obtained ISO 45001 certification for its occupational health and safety management system, after having successfully completed the transition from OHSAS 18001, which is no longer the reference for certification in this area. The international standard ISO 45001 replaces the British OHSAS 18001 in order to provide a single international standard that is the reference for certification in the field of occupational health and safety in all countries of the world beyond applicable labor legislation. The attainment of this certification demonstrates IQE’s commitment to the safety and health of its workers in line with its responsible development strategy.