Archroma inaugurates new effluent plant at Pakistan textile chemicals factory
13/12/2013
With an investment of around $3.5 million, the facility will support the recovery of 80% of water used in production at the site and allow effluent treatment based on zero-liquid discharge, fulfilling Pakistan’s stringent requirements.
At the inauguration of the treatment plant on December 10, Archroma chief executive, Alexander Wessels, said: “We take water scarcity very seriously and therefore are constantly exploring new and environmentally compatible solutions. As a chemical company committed to innovation and performance, together with sustainability, Archroma puts a lot of time into developing chemical solutions that will help our customers use less water.”
The company said that in a textile industry “currently under close scrutiny for its heavy water use”, its new effluent treatment plant shows that sustainable solutions are possible. The plant is spread over 10 hectares and incorporates flocculation, equalisation, surface aeration, clarification, ultra filtration and reverse osmosis to yield colourless water with a COD (chemical oxygen demand) and total dissolvable solids of less than 75 ppm (parts per million).
Mujtaba Rahim, chief executive of Archroma in Pakistan, added: “In 2010 we decided to make a significant investment in the Jamshoro site with the aim of setting new standards, not only in the quantity but also in the quality of the recovered water.”
The Jamshoro site is one of the biggest textile chemical sites Archroma has. It produces dyes, chemicals, emulsions and pigment dispersions.
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