Fonderie Palmieri manages its production activities with a structured approach to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, certified to the international standards ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018.
Continuous emissions monitoring, responsible management of industrial waste and reduced energy consumption per tonne produced are measurable objectives, not statements of principle.
Air is a precious resource and protecting it requires state-of-the-art containment technologies.
For this reason, every single main source in our production cycle — from the induction furnaces to the moulding plant, through to sand preparation, shot blasting and deburring — is monitored by dedicated, specific abatement systems, including:
• high-efficiency bag filters.
• cyclone separators.
• flue gas scrubbing systems (Scrubbers).
All the plant’s emission points are equipped with continuous monitoring probes for dust.
The measured values are consistently below the authorised limits, updated as of 01/01/2025 in strict compliance with the Tuscany Region’s Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA). This allows us to verify the effectiveness of our filters instant by instant and guarantee total environmental transparency.
Being a secondary melting foundry means having recycling in our DNA.
We not only give new life to metal scrap, but manage every industrial waste stream with the goal of reintroducing it into the economic cycle, minimising the plant’s ecological footprint.
Over 98% of the special waste produced by Fonderie Palmieri is destined for recovery operations.
Thanks to commercial agreements built up over time with the leading operators in the industrial waste supply chain, we guarantee total traceability and maximum regulatory compliance for every single stream. Digital Traceability: All process residues are strictly classified by EWC code and managed through dedicated software active since 2018.
Process Efficiency: The ratio between waste produced and iron melted is a key indicator we monitor annually. The stability of this value over time demonstrates the continuity, optimisation and efficiency achieved by our production cycle.
Water is a precious resource that Fonderie Palmieri manages responsibly with long-term planning.
The water used in our production process comes from a privately owned well, managed in full compliance and with a valid extraction permit.
Technological evolution and water efficiency
Our path towards water sustainability has faced and overcome the complex challenges typical of industrial innovation:
2015 – The pioneering plant
We installed the foundry sand recovery and treatment system — the first plant of its kind in Italy. As it was a complex and innovative technology, its introduction initially led to a significant increase in the plant’s water consumption.
2021 – The consumption reduction plan
To offset this impact, the company carried out a thorough overhaul of its plant systems, activating 6 Zehnder filtration units on the melting line and simultaneously decommissioning the previous water misting system.
This technological transition kicked off a structured plan to reduce water consumption, the positive results of which are clearly measurable and tracked in our internal environmental performance indicators
Medium-frequency induction furnaces are Fonderie Palmieri’s main source of energy consumption.
The path towards ISO 50001:2018 certification — achieved in March 2022 — began in 2018 with a screening exercise that identified significant energy sources and led to the installation of continuous monitoring sensors for electricity, gas and compressed air.
A dedicated internal team coordinates the management of the Energy Management System, defines operating practices for each department and plans improvement targets.
Actions already implemented include: installing inverters and energy recovery drives on the main motors, progressively replacing all lighting fixtures with LED technology, and optimising production scheduling to reduce consumption for the same tonnage produced.