NowyStyl_Raport CSR_2020-2021_EN

Water is the most valuable resource on Earth, so we take a responsible approach to water management. As a production company, we cannot completely eliminate water from our processes, but wherever possible we strive to improve our water efficiency to use less and less water. We achieve this, among other things, by introducing closed water circuits and eliminating losses. We take water for the operation of our plants from three sources: municipal water supply systems, surface water intakes and deep wells. Water is used both for production processes, at some locations, and for house- hold purposes, such as drinking. In 2020, we completed the modernisation of a log deck spraying system at our plant in Rzepedź, Poland. A closed 6.5 Water management and sewage water circuit was built to allow for significant savings in water consumption. Water taken from an intake goes into a pool, from where it is then drawn onto the log deck. Water flowing down from the logs (from the storage yard) is collected into a sump well, and then returned into the fire pool via a drain system. Water loss from the pool is small and it is replenished. Some of the water is absorbed by the logs stored in the yard. Evaporation of the accumulated water is greater in the summer. When it rains, on the other hand, the amount of water that needs to be drawn from the water intake to maintain a water level necessary for the process to work well is smaller. The modernisation resulted in a reduction of water consumption by about 25,000 m 3 compared to the previous year. Water for technological and social purposes Pumping station Intermediate tank Fire water reservoir Treated water plant Raw water Sump well with sewage system Raw material storage Water intake from the Osława river 98 Table of contents