Swiss experts share precious expertise with Ukrainians

The study tour in October (1-6) to Switzerland is over. It was organized within UNIDO project ‘Promoting the Adaptation and Adoption of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) through the Establishment and Operation of a Cleaner Production Centre (CPC) in Ukraine’. The purpose of the study tour was visiting some key enterprises and infrastructures in Switzerland with complementary workshops and presentations, so that Ukrainian experts got an insight of the Swiss industry, stand of technology and RECP-related efforts. Waste management, co-processing and recycling became the focus of the week.

Among various companies (the ones dealing with waste management) the participants got a chance to visit Immark AG-E-waste, Mifa AG, CRIDEC, BAREC Group. Apart, they got familiar with the technology of recycling electronic, plastic, hazardous wastes and aluminium. Used coffee ground valorization was also a new experience for the study tour.

Visit to SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) was another key stop in the study tour tight schedule. The participants were offered an informative PPT on studying energy efficiency policy.   

As mentioned above, the complementary workshop in co-processing was the part of a study tour program. Among speakers there were: Prof. Dieter Mutz, RECP & co-processing expert, Dirk Hengevoss, RECP & co-processing expert and Anton Kleshchov, RECP expert in Ukraine.

The study tour became a good chance to dive into foreign expertise in RECP, waste management and co-processing for RECP Centre technical experts, representatives from PJSC ‘Ukrzaliznytsia’ (Ukrainian Railway), Ukrainian Corporation ‘Ukrcement’ and the Ministry of economic development and trade of Ukraine.  

The study tour was greatly supported by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW and Сarbotech AG.