One of the main objectives of the concern Achema Group is to reduce the negative environmental impact by optimising production processes and introducing environmental equipment, as well as to protect the health of the employees and the surrounding people by the pollution prevention measures. The concern companies are engaged in extremely diverse activities, each of them applies specific environmental measures.

Achema constantly invests in technologies ensuring safe production and pollution prevention. One of the primary current projects is the ammonia department full automation programme. The programme is aimed at optimising production so that there were less stops and start-ups in the department and the emission of NOx decreased by approximately 10 per cent.
Achema AB is voluntarily planning to pursue the projects of the Joint Implementation Mechanism under the second Kyoto Protocol from 2008 to 2012. The projects are targeted at reducing the greenhouse gas emission. Following the implementation of the projects, the emission of N₂O (nitric suboxide) resulting from the production of nitric acid would be reduced by more than 80 per cent.
The environmental and nature condition is monitored not only by the Achema specialists but also by the scientific institutions. Lithuanian Agricultural University conducts an annual research of the concentration of NOx in the atmosphere at the Achema AB pollution area and monitors the condition of the Scotch pine needles by applying early damage diagnostics tests. The Botanical Institute annually performs the research of condition of mushrooms and lichen, as natural indicators of atmospheric pollution, in the environment of Achema AB.
The research of young and middle-aged pine plantations carried out in these latter years reveals that the nitrogen amount in the needles in the 0.5-22 km pine stretch from the factory is normal and even approaching the lowest rate levels. It indicates that the current factory pollution has no deeper impact on the pinewoods and previously emitted nitrogen amounts have not accumulated in the surroundings of the factory.
The Helsinki Commission concerned about the environmental protection of the Baltic Sea during its session in Vilnius in 2006 deleted Achema AB from the list of "hot points". Sewage treatment efficiency in the former "hot point" has already met the strict HELCOM recommendations for several years.
Achema AB also supports the Product Stewardship system developed by the European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association (EFMA). Fertilisers and their raw materials, additives and intermediate products produced by the company are safely processed and produced, stored, sold and used. The external Environmental Management System (EMS) surveillance audit is conducted on an annual basis. The revolving AVS audit is conducted every three years based on the agreement concluded with KEMA company.

Active stevedoring operations are conducted in KLASCO territory located between the sea and the city. It is thus extremely important that the activities of the company did not disturb the citizens and did not have negative impact on the ecosystem of the Kuršiai Sea. As of 2004, when the bulk fertiliser terminal was built, fertilisers are transported to a vessel via the closed belt system equipped with air filters that trap solid particles. A 12-meter noise-damping screen has been installed.
According to the Klaipėda Public Health Centre findings, the noise level in the neighbouring residential zone has decreased up to 6 dBA and the clearly conspicuous sounds were decreased even up to 12 dBA. In order to additionally reduce the noise, a decision has been taken to plant the screen with winders. It is also planned to install noise isolation in the wagon discharging station II of the bulk fertiliser terminal, to restrict the stevedoring of loads (ferroalloys, cast iron), the stevedoring whereof makes noise, from wagons at night-time and to reduce the number of simultaneously operating vibro-equipment. Following the legislation requirements, the materials harmful to the ozone layer are recorded and monitored. KLASCO has implemented the ISO 14001 standard.

Agrochema UAB is the owner of one of the largest networks of agro-centres Agromax. Upon the performance of design and construction works of new agro-centres (in Jonava, Šeduva, Vilkaviškis) and other objects, new modern and efficient rainwater and sewage treatment equipment systems are installed, environment research is performed on a regular basis.

The objective of the company is electric power generation from renewable resources. It thus constitutes a contribution to the project of the Joint Implementation Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol targeted at the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions.
At the beginning of 2007 , the wind power station park was completed in Kretinga District. Its power amounts to 16 MW. The emission of CO₂ to the atmosphere by the electric power station with such power capacity using fossil fuel would amount to 27,000 tonnes per year.

Volatile products are handled in the cargo terminal, it is thus extremely important to apply modern technologies reducing pollution to the maximum extent. Floating roofs reducing evaporation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by 95% are installed in the petrol storage containers. The modern vapour recuperation equipment (VRE) system has been installed to collect vapour evolving from tankers in the course of stevedoring operations. Therefore the concentration of VOC emitted to the atmosphere does not exceed 150 mg/Nm³ (based on total amount of carbon), and based on this parameter its efficiency exceeds the EU directive requirements by 230 times. All tankers with respect of which stevedoring operations are performed are connected to the VRE.
In order to achieve full control on air quality, 87 pollution detectors are installed throughout the terminal territory. They react to extremely small product amounts in the air. In order to protect groundwater, high quality pitched concrete coating for the collection of foul water and direction thereof to the treatment systems is paved throughout the terminal territory. The contingent waste water would be directed to control manholes of the terminal.
Rainwater and relatively foul rainwater is treated in two modern sewage treatment systems equipped with absorption filters providing extremely efficient treatment. The treatment equipment is maintained by a specialised company. Monitoring of underwater, impact on atmosphere, as well as control research of surface waste water and rainwater is constantly performed in the cargo terminal.

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