The “2nd phase of the project on the transfer of environmentally sound technology” (MED TEST 2) in the Southern Mediterranean region, was launched on Tuesday in Tunis, by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The budget allocated to this project initiated by the European Union (EU) amounted to 400 thousand Euros (over 800 thousand dinars).
This phase was launched as part of a seminar held in Tunis, with the participation of five project partners, namely, the National Centre of Leather and Footwear (CNCC), the Technical Centre for Agri -Food (AATC), the Technical Centre for Mechanical and Electrical Industries (CETIME), the Technical Textile Centre (CETTEX) and the Technical Centre of Chemistry (CTC).
The project aims to boost services able to help the Tunisian industry have a clean production, create industrial projects in the field of processing and transfer of green technologies and establish a network of experienced organizations in clean industry.
It also, aims, according to its National Coordinator Rachid Nafti, to rationalize the consumption of raw materials, water and energy, reduce solid waste and greenhouse gases and ensure a better competitiveness for businesses.
The project targets 26 industrial and commercial projects in textile (governorate of Monastir), leather (Tunis), food processing (Nabeul), chemistry (Sfax) and electricity (Sousse).
It should be noted that the first phase of the project has targeted three industrial sectors, among the most serious pollutants (waste water, organic waste and toxics), namely textiles, food processing and leather.
