AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals b.v., based in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, is Europe's largest producer of vacuum salt and a leading supplier of chlorine, caustic lye, hydrochloric acid, ferric chloride and chemicals for processing water. The detergent, construction, food, paper, aviation, automobile, pharmaceutical, textile and plastics industries are high end consumers of these chemical artefacts.
Their chemical park’s waste water production from disparate sites on the precinct comprises a composition of chlor-alkali products, vinyl chlorides and herbicides. AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals was seeking an innovative solution from the market: future proofing increased volume of and composition variant in their waste water production and a sustainable treatment model.
By implementing REMONDIS' accredited plant operations concept, the chemical precipitation and biological treatment processes have been optimised, resulting in broader waste composition acceptance, decreased chemical usage and sludge generation.