ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED recognises that long term sustainability of its business is dependent on operating within the carrying capacity of the environment. INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED is committed to operating within this capacity and will set its business objectives and conduct its operations so that a balance is maintained between economic development, the needs of the business, the community and environmental conservation.

INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED is committed to preserve the environment in which we operate and undertakes:

To manage the natural and physical environmental in a responsible manner.
To reduce non-renewable resources consumption to the minimum.
To comply with all applicable laws, regulations and standards. We will also collaborate with the authorities and with other companies to develop standards and practical guides aimed at protecting natural resources, and the environment.
To apply the principal of best available technology not entailing excessive cost; to keep abreast with new technology; to develop new technology to enable us to fulfil our environmental objectives.
To provide appropriate environmental training.
To make all employees aware of the environmental impacts of their activities and the requirements of this policy. To motivate employees to take proper care of the environment.
To reduce waste generation and contamination of air, water and land to a minimum by applying the following waste management hierarchy: reduce at source, re-use, and re-cycle. To ensure that any waste, which is nonetheless generated, is disposed of in a way that does not damage or threaten the environment.
To prevent environmental emergencies. To implement and maintain a comprehensive contingency plan, to limit damage to a minimum when emergencies nevertheless occur.
To plan and carry out company related activities so as to keep disturbance of the land surface and natural environment to a minimum. To plan the positive and negative impacts, which the company has on the land under its control, so that when the operation closes, the overall effect, on balance is a positive one.
To prevent ground water and surface water contamination to minimise the impact on the water body. To conserve water.
To control emissions so as to avoid causing; damage to health, a nuisance, or long term damage to the atmosphere.
To ensure that environmental impact control is a vital component of all phases in the production process. To monitor key indicators so as to facilitate control of environmental performance. The use of computerised technology will ensure that the Company will comply with the most modern statistical control methods.
To conduct thorough investigations where deviations or non-conformances occur and to implement the appropriate preventative and corrective actions.
To audit to assess the effectiveness of the environmental management systems and to assist management in improving performance.
To undertake reviews to ensure compliance with this policy and the continual improvement of INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED environmental performance.
To actively involve the surrounding community in environmental control activities.
To inform interested and effected parties on the company’s environmental performance.

INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED accept responsibility and accountability for fulfilling this policy. We will establish and maintain an effective environmental management system based on internationally accepted standards. With the active participation of all employees, who are individually and collectively responsible for our performance, and through the commitment of continual improvement of the environmental performance, we will incorporate environmental protection within our global strategy. To evidence such commitments, we will publish this policy together with our environmental performance results, as a part of INTERNATIONAL FERRO METALS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED Annual Report.