Industrial Complex of Tarragona, Spain
Since 1999
Type of solution:
- Logistics and Mobility
Solution category:
- Joint logistics
Home Best practices Transport reduction in Tarragona petrochemical park
Industrial Complex of Tarragona, Spain
Since 1999
High costs of transport have been the key element and the proximity between companies.
There was a continuous flow of trucks carrying products from one company to another.
Pipes connected them to receive their products, in this way they reduced the transport costs successfully. The materials to be interchanged between them are waste and products.
3 - the solution is identified as high strategic importance.
3 - the solution is successfully implemented, and it has achieved significant environmental and economic benefits.
3 - the solution has been achieved through a joint approach of more than 5 organisations.
1 - the solution is replicable and/or scalable, but only limitedly so (e.g. depends on boundary conditions).
The short distance between the companies has been the key factor for the successful result.