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Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi visited on Thursday several sections of Dacia Plant in Mioveni to assess the investments finalization in the environment protection field, implemented with Ministry of Environment support.

Nemirschi visited the gear boxes and dye works sections in the company of Automobile Dacia general Manager Francois Fourmont, which benefited of the largest part of the amount of 4.5 million euros made available in the past years by the Ministry of Environment to this end.

“Following this visit I assure you that, starting from now, you will have a partner in me as for the environment protection policies. (…)

I was very pleased to assess that Dacia staff is engaged in the climatic changes issues. It is the best that, here, technologies aimed at cutting the carbon dioxide emissions are implemented”, stated the Minister at the end of his visit.

In his turn, Francois Fourmont showed his readiness to continue his collaboration with the Environment Ministry in the future, as well.

“I am glad, Mr. Minister, that you do not regret this investment and I am convinced we will continue this partnership”, said Fourmont.

Since 2000, when the plant was taken over by Renault Group, the value of investments in environment protection made on Mioveni industrial platform exceeded 17 million euros.

Dacia representatives say they attained significant performances as for the reduction of specific consumption per vehicle.

As such, water consumption was cut by 97.22 percent, carbon dioxide emissions by 87 percent, electricity consumption by 86.57 percent and the quantity of dangerous waste by 72.28 percent.

The measures aimed at reducing the impact upon environment also include the launch of some less polluting engine versions, such as Diesel and GPL ones.