From carcinogenic benzene to environmentally friendly n-butane.

GIKIL has been always dedicated to work harder in protection of it reputation protecting environment in which company do its business.

A very important step which refers to GIKIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility, a company made implementing the project of complete change of technology and principles of work on its factory for production of maleic anhydride acid.

In 2006. was made conversion of this plant and was changed its principle of working . Instead of pure benzene this plant has been using n-butane as basic raw material.

N-butane makes this plant’s functioning more stable and cost effective and the plant’s operation will not depend on the coke plant. The plant has been modernized, possibilities of the liquid product storing have been increased and the lifespan of a new catalyst is two times longer than the lifespan of the previous one.

From an ecological point of view, n-butane is more acceptable than benzene because it is not listed as a poisonous substance while benzene is known as a carcinogen and according to Bosnian and EU standards there are very stringent regulations for its use.

This is just one of the most GIKIL's concrete, complex and very expensive projects which demonstrate a company longtime commitment to apply the best available technology and innovation in order to protect the environment in which they operate.