Haifa Municipality to Decide Fate of Bazan Group Plants Amid Benzene Concerns
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Haifa Municipality will hold hearings on October 25 regarding the Bazan Group's Gadiv and Carmel Olefins plants due to excessive benzene levels. Authorities may shut down the facilities, whose temporary permits expire October 31. Mayor Yona Yahav vowed to protect residents' health, while the Ministry of Environmental Protection cited repair work at Gadiv for the pollution.
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- Haifa Municipality will hold hearings on October 25 to decide the fate of Bazan Group plants Gadiv and Carmel Olefins.
- The hearings are prompted by numerous cases of exceeding permissible benzene concentrations in the air.
- Authorities may cease operations and refuse to extend the plants' operating permits, which expire October 31.
- Mayor Yona Yahav stated the municipality will use all legal powers to protect residents' health and safety.
- The Ministry of Environmental Protection linked the pollution increase to repair work at the Gadiv plant.
The Haifa Municipality has summoned the management of Gadiv and Carmel Olefins, plants belonging to the Bazan Group, for official hearings scheduled for October 25. Following these hearings, authorities may decide to halt operations and deny renewal of the plants' operating permits. The decision stems from numerous instances where benzene concentrations in the air have exceeded permissible limits.
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav stated that the municipality intends to utilize all legal powers to protect the health and safety of local residents. The Ministry of Health had previously reported elevated levels of a dangerous substance near the Bazan Group's refinery complex. This led to the relocation of classes from two educational institutions in Kiryat Ata to safer buildings away from the industrial zone.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection clarified that repair work at the Gadiv plant had triggered the increase in benzene levels. The temporary permits for the plants are set to expire on October 31, and the municipality is also considering legal action.
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