Luca Drocco
Group President & CEO
The DromontGroup strategy is to educate and encourage employees and associates to seek out and incorporate environmental and sustainability benefits into not just our future processes but into our everyday working practices.
Successes
We have made significant progress in reducing environmental burdens for our partners through a series of initiatives impacting resource consumption, energy utilization, dispersion efficiency, process yield and waste generation.
In recognition of our successful sustainability efforts,
the DromontGroup has been awarded the EcoVadis 2021 Gold Medal.
The following are a number of our more significant sustainable actions.
Comec Dual Force reduces the batch cycle by half.
Thanks to its double working power, it uses 30% less energy and 50% less H2O of traditional mills.
Comec Kynesis, in-line dispersing technology, increases dispersion by 4x.
Developed for high-speed dispersing, it operates over 4x faster improving process time, but also significantly reducing energy consumption. The cleaning process is faster than in traditional dispersers, reducing the usage of potentially harmful cleaning agents by up to 90%. The induction force of Kynesis creates a vacuum which contains dust and minimizes powder inhalation. This offers significant benefits, particularly useful while dealing with potentially light powders.
Dromont In-Can Line offers reduced waste and eliminates between batch cleaning operations.
The just-in-time dispensing technology doses all the components directly into the final shipping buckets, avoiding surplus production and washing operations of the various process tanks or stations, also preventing the obsolescence and consequent disposal of outdated products.
Dromont Perfecta retail tinting machine allows for VOC Free colorants and eliminates cleaning.
It is equipped with the innovative and patented Air-tight Autocap and Self-humidification system. The system maintains an optimal moisture level of the cap by condensing distilled water directly from atmospheric humidity, thus eliminating water waste. Additionally, the maintenance-free patented technology avoids daily maintenance operation and purging resulting in colorant and labor savings but also in reducing special disposal costs for colorant waste.
The technical solutions introduced to reduce the frequency of colorants drying, allows the use of VOC Free Colorants, the environmentally responsible approach to in can tinting.
Dromont Selecta in-batch dispensing system, has dedicated circuit components reducing significantly the frequency of washing and volume of potentially harmful cleaning agents.
It can also be integrated with different accessories that can make the process even more sustainable.
Ventilation equipment for fume capture integrated in the aspiration system and composed by different aspiration hoods, engineered to intercept and suck fumes before they go into the atmosphere and positioned at different heights according to the density of the vapors.
iBSM system for the reduction of vapor emissions. The Dromont Selecta doses into mobile tanks equipped with automatic opening and closing of the lid. The system will open the lid only during dosing, and -when the suction and ventilation system is active- this action creates a significant reduction in potentially harmful emissions.
The Hygienic Finish System aims to have all components in contact with the product made of AISI 316 stainless steel and equipped with internal polish finish. This ensures a lower requirement for cleaning agents and lower product waste. Also the flanges and connections of the plant are recommended to be made of hygienic material. In addition to a reduction in corrosion, this system guarantees a low bacterial concentration in dead spots and high bacterial removal during cleaning cycles.
It is a low waste eco-friendly novel solution for water-based paints production avoiding the use of harmful preservatives, biocides and disinfectants.
The DromontGroup is supporting the following organizations:
- Cometa Association: contribution in favor of children without families
- AVIS (Association of Voluntary Italian Blood Donors), Alba: contribution to the purchase of a new self-blood bank
- Diocese of Alba: contribution to support families in economic need
- Young Talents, Grinzane Cavour: 3 scholarships in favor of deserving students residing in Grinzane Cavour
- “Cottolengo” Hospital, Torino: contribution in favor of the new Covid Department
- ASP Carlo Sartori, Canossa : contribution to the purchase of a minivan for the trasport of the elderly and people with disabilities
- Cooperativa Sociale “Alice” Onlus, Alba: contribution to the project “Guaranteed mobility” to support accompanying services for people with mobility difficulties
A Tradition of Family and Global Innovation
The DromontGroup is an internationally established, family owned company, based in Italy.
The company is currently managed by the Owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Luca Drocco, who, assisted by his lawyer wife Sara Nada, passionately guides the company in the development of revolutionary business-to-business technologies and intelligent solutions. Luca and Sara strive for the perfect balance of a family business complimented by local heritage, global knowledge and cutting edge innovation.
Corporate Governance System
The governance system adopted by DromontGroup is aimed at ensuring the maximum and most balanced collaboration between its components, through persistent cooperation between the various management, direction and control roles, as well as at guaranteeing responsible and transparent towards the market management, with a view to creating value for the shareholders, and the pursuit of social and environmental purposes.
The members of the corporate bodies (Members of the Board of Directors, Employees, Consultants) must conform their activities to the principles of correctness and integrity, refraining from acting in situations of conflict of interest in the context of their activity.
The governing body of the DromontGroup is the Board of Directors.
A Virtuous Circle
Our commitment is reflected in protecting and respecting the environment, but involves also ethics and safety issues, supported by transparency of relations, to safeguard the people and the communities involved in the whole production process and value chain.
We believe that partnering throughout the entire value chain is a key enabler to a more sustainable world. That’s why we collaborate with Suppliers and Customers to accelerate and develop these initiatives.
This is a journey to be taken together.