cristel actions in favor of environment
From 1983 until today

• 1983: an installation using solvents is shut down, while the legal requirement would not be introduced until 1996!
• 1992: Start of the recoating service for products with non-stick coatings.
• 1993: signing a contract with Eco Emballages to recycle packaging placed on the market by CRISTEL (among the first contracts signed by this environmental organisation with an industrial company,
• 1995: a cooling tower is set up to avoid the use of natural source water,
• 1995 – 1997: the waste water system is modified to control discharges,
• 1999: a waste water treatment plant is set up as part of the manufacturing process,
• 2001: decision made to join Club Environnement – a group of a dozen regional businesses for the joint recycling of small waste sources (an initiative of the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry),
• 2002: an agreement on the release of waste water is signed with the CAPM (Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays de Montbéliard) and the CGE (now Veolia).
• 2002: an energy assessment is performed by an independent body upon our request and in conjunction with ADEME, which finds that only "minor improvements" are needed.
• 2002: an installation is created, in conjunction with the ADEME, to recover heat energy from compressors in order to heat certain workshops,
• 2002 to 2006: the effluent treatment installation and manufacturing process is modified so that, at a constant level of production, water consumption is reduced by 33%, and then 50%.
• 2003 to 2005: commitment to ISO 14001 certification (commitment to continually reduce the environmental impact of the business. During the trial audit carried out by an independent organisation, the auditor concluded that he didn’t see the interest for CRISTEL to finalise the certification, given that the continuous improvement process had been implemented at CRISTEL for a long period of time and we didn’t really want to communicate on this point as it was part of our convictions,
• 2006: an osmosis plant is set up (use of salt as a regeneration medium) to replace a demineralisation plant (use of acid and sulphur),
• 2004 to 2007: involvement in a voluntary programme (initiated by ADEME) to reduce waste by 10%, along with only 18 other French companies.
• 2006: signature of an agreement for the recycling of WEEE with the organisation Ecologic, even though only the electronic scales, motors of the electric pasta maker and clock are concerned.
• 2007: An electricity supply source, 21% of which is produced by sustainable means, is obtained. 
• 2008: the cooling tower, which consumes high volumes of water, is replaced by a refrigeration unit and the entire cooling network is insulated in order to reduce energy wastage to a minimum.
• 2009: An electricity supply source, 50% of which is produced by sustainable means, is obtained. Previously-subcontracted manufacturing steps are reintegrated in order to avoid CO2 emissions.
• 2010- 2016: 100% of electricity supplies come from a sustainable production source. Reduction of the amount of paper used in business communication. Performance of a waste and sustainable development diagnostic: thanks to sorting, we achieve a 78% waste recycling rate.
• 2011: involvement in the creation of the first EDF Energy Performance Network in Franche-Comté (the second in France) in order to reduce energy consumption. The objective is to improve energy performance and reduce the environmental impact by pooling good practices and the work of experts.
• 2012: Signature of a contract to recycle paper documents intended for consumers with the EcoFolio organisation.
• 2011: Change of processing of non-hazardous industrial waste for energy recycling (heating a quarter of the Pays de Montbéliard region).
• 2011 – 2012: Development of an environmentally-friendly range of cleaning products, with professional efficiency, sold under the RENOX brand.
• 2012 – 2014: Studies to improve energy practices on the manufacturing site as part of EDF’s Energy Performance Network, (optimisation of lighting, compressed air, water consumption, heating, etc.)
• 2014: Signature of a contract with the environmental organisation COREPILE, to recycle batteries and accumulators placed on the market.
• 2014: Implementation of a system to save water for the whole site,
• 2014: Change of polishing vacuums to installations defined with ADEME for their energy efficiency/performance ratio.
• 2015: changing the light systems of the workshop to LED lighting to reduce energy consumption.
• 2016: extended LED lighting conversion to a storage warehouse that was converted to a workshop (recoating).
• 2016: change of brazing technology to use medium-frequency inductors with better efficiency,
• 2016: thermal energy collected from a new compressor to heat workshops.
• 2016: integration of the non-stick coating application with a completely new line, perfectly up to standard, avoiding the need to transport the parts back and forth to the centre of France. Use of coatings free from PFOA and NMP.
• 2017: implementation of a effluent treatment station for the application of non-stick coatings,
• 2017: implementation of plastic bottle and metal can compacting to recover and recycle waste,
• 2018: change of the effluent treatment installation to have zero discharge in the manufacturing process.
• 2018: continuation of relamping: converting the lighting systems in the storage warehouses to LED lighting, to reduce energy consumption.
• 2019: 100% of the lighting in our manufacturing workshops is LED.
• 2019: Energy audit for all buildings and installations to reduce their environmental impact.