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both water and energy use for environmental best practices.

C-Series - The Classic Orion offers the core Orion technology within the most economical investment package whilst continuing to produce industry standard purified water.

All three models come with 15” widescreen TFT HMI with the options of Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC units. This updated HMI technology now allows for key sustainable parameters to be displayed such as CO

2 water

and energy savings. The latest Integrated Smart Module (ISM) sensors have also been used for monitoring and control aspects, which you can also take advantage of and the skid design has been reviewed with a cleaner look and feel, in addition to this, operational coloured status lights have been added to each corner of the skid for improved health and safety and easy operator monitoring.

The next generation in purified water technology

Veolia Water Technologies has recently launched its new Orion product, offering reliable and proven purified water technology in the age of sustainability.

This new Orion combines its pedigree of providing compendial purified water through tried and tested process excellence with additional sustainability features creating an unrivalled water technology package.

Sustainability at the coreDelivering critical high performance in a sustainable manner is key to this high technology product, the Orion comes with a number of sustainability features including low energy membranes Reverse Osmose (RO), integral recovery RO and concentrate recycle. All products and materials have

been selected for optimum recyclability. As microbial control is paramount in any purified water treatment system the Orion retains the proven Hot Water Sanitisation (HWS) of the main treatment system as well as the pre-treatment softeners.

An evolution in modular water treatmentAvailable in three models with an expanded range of flow rates from 0.5 to 20m³/hr the Orion is an evolution in modular water treatment.

S-Series - The premier Orion meets the ultimate in sustainability, optimising our technology we can reduce overall water and energy consumption whilst also delivering long term operational efficiencies.

E-Series - The mid-range Orion provides standard features of reduced water to waste during the recycle process and conserves

“BerkeMOL® LIK catalysts only require light of a certain wavelength to attract micro-organisms”

15-19 June 2015

Biological deposits and sediments reduce the effectiveness of cooling circuits, can damage the system’s material and enable the growth of dangerous microorganisms such as legionella. Their elimination usually requires the dosing of large quantities of biocides. Biocides can have downsides: difficulty to handle, potentially harmful to employees and the environment, and can also impair the longevity of the systems.To minimize the use of biocides without endangering the hygienically sound and efficient operation of their cooling systems, a well-known manufacturer

of Polyurethanes chose to implement Veolia’s BerkeMOL® LIK technology. BerkeMOL® LIK catalysts only require light of a certain wavelength to attract micro-organisms and convert them into phosphates, glycerin and fatty acids. These natural biotensids detach biofilms from the cooling system surfaces and

Fighting biofilms with lightprevent new biological growth.

The BerkeMOL® unit was combined with a BerkeSelect desalination system and the dosing of Hydrex 2240 in order to avoid scaling and corrosion. The solution was first installed in one closed cooling circuit of the production plant. It led to very low bacterial counts and reduced operating costs by saving biocides and pump energy due to the removal of deposits. Meanwhile, all six cooling systems on site have been equipped with this cooling water treatment solution.

Fred.Stenzel@veolia.com

As with all Veolia pharmaceutical systems the unit comes complete with a validation pack covering all requirements for your system to meet with GAMP and ISPE guidelines as well as inspection bodies the FDA and MCD.

To further improve your plants operation the Orion can be linked to the new Veolia technology Vision. This web based customer portal is a private secure web based platform that allows you to access all information regarding your Orion its products and services. Vision Air allows for remote monitoring giving you further control and enabling you to access real-time encrypted performance data including alarms and equipment status.

The new Orion is reliable with proven purified water technology and created with intelligent innovation in the age where sustainability is of paramount importance.

Ranj.Rihal@veolia.com

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Global leader in water technologies

Serving municipal and industrial clients worldwide through a network of 135 business units, Veolia Water Technologies:

> delivers engineering and turnkey design & build projects

> provides client-tailored water treatment solutions and associated services

Years of dedication toward developing and improving a vast array of technologies in any water-related field have made Veolia the world leader in water and wastewater treatment.

We rely on the best water-related technologies available anywhere, backed by the knowledge of how to combine them to create tailor-made solutions that help cities and industries manage, optimize and recycle water.

The best technologies, from a partner you can trust

Veolia combines expertise with innovation to offer technological solutions suited to each

application. Our differentiating water treatment processes, combined with outstanding management skills, often make us the only company capable of answering to large-scale, technologically challenging projects.

Our portfolio of more than 350 technologies features everything from online diagnostic solutions to evaporation and crystallization, energy-producing sludge treatment, state-of-the-art desalination, laboratory-grade water and mobile solutions.

Using water resources to create sustainable, cost-effective solutions is the focus of everything we do. We utilize tools such as Carbon Footprint, Water Impact Index and True Cost of Water evaluations to help our clients achieve their corporate sustainability goals and lower their operating costs.

www.veoliawatertechnologies.com

“€2.1 billion revenue, 10,381 employees

worldwide”

Artlant is one of Europe’s main producers of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). PTA is a commodity chemical used principally as a precursor for the production of the polyester PET which is used to make clothing and plastic bottles. Artlant’s site in Sines, Portugal produces 700,000 tons per year of PTA. The plant relies on last generation PTA technology. When launched, the entire project was designated as a “project of national interest” by the Portuguese government. In Europe, it’s the second largest PTA plant by capacity.

Veolia has been awarded a 15-year contract following an international competition to meet Artlant’s requirements for the design, build and operation of a utilities production plant involving: power, demineralized water, industrial gas and the effluent treatment. Limiting environmental impact of the site was a major objective: effluent

at the outlet of the ETP should meet quality requirements to be discharged to domestic effluent treatment plant, energy consumptions should be lowest to the minimum, and waste should be limited.

Veolia’s solutionVeolia’s offer has been optimized to limit environmental impact, in particular by installing an anaerobic effluent treatment process in order to reduce the volume of waste and recover the biogas. Biogas is used instead of natural gas to feed a boiler which produces high pressure steam for internal consumption at the site. This boiler also has a safety role to guarantee the continuous demand of the PTA plant in case the principal feeding boiler would not produce.

Safety has been a top priority throughout the project. Veolia provided an environmentally friendly solution with respect to chemical industry standards.

The utility facility is operated by 25 people, trained in similar facilities managed by Veolia. Veolia managed the whole project with a unique team able to deliver the entire solution including operation.

Technologies used to treat water:• Anaerobic treatment with

Biobed® EGSB (Expanded Granular Sludge Bed) technology (Biothane)

• Activated sludge• Final Clarification by Clariflo®• Sludge dewatering with

centrifuge

Client’s benefits• Cost reduction: Veolia solution

reduces energy costs at a 25% rate, which positions the Sines site as a technological reference point within its sector;

• Limited environmental impact;• Smooth organization to adapt

to client needs and provide lower costs.

www.veoliawatertechnologies.com

Limiting environmental impact for Artlant

Water reuse in bio-medical industryThe heart of the manufacturing process of hollow fiber dialyzers is certainly represented by the extrusion of the fiber. The initial part of the production involves the transformation of raw materials in the components to be fed to the extrusion lines. At this stage, water-based solutions are used, requiring very high-quality water and extremely low conductivity values. In the later stage of extrusion, water is widely used both in the process of phase inversion of the polymer and in the washing baths of the membrane. Treating these

streams then becomes doubly important: to reduce disposal costs and to recover significant quantities of water through evaporation, highlighting aspects of eco-compatibility of the production process, in addition to providing facilities with high-quality extrusion water.

ApplicationSar-Med, a Medica Group company, selected Veolia’s EVALED™ technology. The plant consists of two EVALED™ RV TC series evaporators, for a total

flow rate of 120,000 liters/ day and can achieve a 95% yield. It also consists of an EVALED™

AC RW 3000 crystallizer model which allows a further reduction of the concentrate coming from the first two units equal to 88%.This plant configuration allows for a further significant reduction in the volume of the concentrate to be disposed of at an outside waste collector. It also allows for the recovery of additional

high quality water to be sent upstream of the production cycle. In fact, the distillate from the evaporators feeds the white room of the hemodialysis fiber extrusion section.

As the end-product of the manufacturing process is a hollow fiber through which human blood flows in the clinical practice, the quality of water used in the various phases of the production process plays a crucial role on the aspects of both chemical and microbiological contamination. Therefore, the use of water from a distillation process provides security against risks of product contamination.

www.veoliawaterst.it

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Reducing L’Oréal’s environmental footprint Reconciling product effectiveness and resource recovery and making production processes sustainable while minimizing their environmental footprint is a growing concern of businesses. As a leader in the beauty products market and mindful of its commitment as a “major global citizen,” L’Oréal has therefore deployed an environmentally friendly strategy at all its production sites worldwide, with the commitment to decrease its global water consumption, CO

2

emissions, and waste by 50%. The cosmetics company has

chosen Veolia Water Technologies to meet those challenges at some of their facilities.

Optimized eco-efficiency in ChinaIn 2010, L’Oréal BeautyCos International Co., who develops, produces and markets cosmetic and skin care products, selected Veolia to upgrade and improve the eco-efficiency of the existing wastewater treatment plant of its factory in Suzhou near Shanghai (capacity of 3t COD/d for 285 m3/d of wastewater). This factory has

become one the group’s largest industrial bases for Asia.

Veolia has specifically designed and built a solution combining two patented technologies, Biothane® Biobulk CSTR and AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR, for the first time in order to achieve the

intended results. Before total implementation, the solution was tested on a pilot scale on-site in order to monitor performance expectations.

This plant’s revamping allows L’Oréal to expand production and addresses future challenges, since the production site will be able to set up a recycling system for its fluids (black water, air conditioning), reducing the plant’s total water use.

L’Oréal’s Suzhou facility benefits from significant results:> 8.5% reduction in energy use,

a 58% reduction in sludge production compared to existing processes.

> 82% reduction in carbon emissions linked to waste transportation and the elimination of highly concentrated liquid waste, which is now treated at the wastewater treatment plant.

Minimized environmental footprint in MexicoL’Oréal additionally has selected Veolia to integrate advanced technology for water treatment in its San Luis Potosi, Mexico, facility—L’Oreal’s largest hair coloration plant. This 32,000 m2 factory has a targeted capacity production of 210 million units of hair color products in 2014.

Veolia has designed and completed the effluent treatment plant supported by its own patented technologies. In particular, all industrial wastewater will be treated by

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), with the objective of removing high Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and high suspended solids concentration, with low chemical usage and a small footprint.

The high level of suspended solids and the reasonable level of oil and grease in the effluent need to be removed prior the biological treatment in order to minimize the carbon footprint emission of the plant, the civil work footprint and its overall plant operation cost.

The dissolved air process with coagulant and flocculation taking place in the Idraflot™, Veolia’s patented DAF unit, enhances the thickening and clarification of the effluent. A third treatment step to completely remove the color from the wastewater has also been added. The result significantly lowered CO

2 emissions.

The overall wastewater plant will be able to achieve 99% COD removal. Production is ramping up efficiently at the San Luis Potosi facility, and its industrial wastewater treatment will generate crystal clear water quality.

Unique approachBy creating unique waste and effluent treatment systems, L’Oréal is able to achieve significant reduction of its environmental footprint and operating costs at its production sites. This innovative water approach is a breakthrough in the beauty industry.

“Total carbon emissions at the wastewater treatment facility cut by 43%”

Detoxifying wastewater at AstraZenecaAstraZeneca approached Veolia Water Technologies to create a state-of-the-art solution for the wastewater from its pharmaceutical operations in Sweden. The wastewater was highly toxic and contained many difficult-to-degrade organic compounds.

AstraZeneca knew that stricter discharge limits were about to be issued. To ensure compliance with the anticipated regulations, the pharmaceutical company decided to build a new wastewater treatment plant to meet the requirements for discharge of the treated wastewater to Lake Mälaren – a very sensitive lake that surrounds several cities, including Stockholm.

Site LogisticsAstraZeneca had separate primary and secondary manufacturing sites that were four miles away from each other in the town of Södertälje, Sweden. The flow rate of wastewater from the primary plant was 260,000 GPD

with chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 3,000 – 4,000 mg/l. The flow rate of wastewater from the secondary plant was 26,000 GPD with COD of 80 – 1,600 mg/l. These two sites were connected by a sewage line. The primary plant used activated sludge to treat its wastewater; the secondary plant used activated carbon for the removal of toxicity. To be able to discharge the wastewater into Lake Mälaren, the treatment plant effluent had to be free of toxic chemicals and at the same time, at least 95% of the organic content had to be removed. AstraZeneca’s wastewater was evaluated and an optimal biological treatment approach was developed to meet the discharge requirements.

Expertise in Research and DevelopmentSeveral activated sludge processes were initially tested unsuccessfully. The main issue was the wastewater was toxic not only for animals and plants, but also for the bacteria used in biological treatment processes. An R&D project was then launched based on the AnoxKaldnes™ Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology. The

research tested the technology using various configurations of bacterial and micro-fungal organisms to determine the best treatment approach.

It was demonstrated that only certain microfungi could resist and break down the toxic compounds. A tailor-made treatment process in six stages was developed. In the first three MBBR reactors, fungal growth is promoted by lowering pH to 4. In

the following three stages, when the wastewater was detoxified, pH is adjusted to 7 to promote bacteria that take care of the residual organic compounds.

A Lasting SolutionThe treatment plant has been

operational since 1997, and the treatment results have been excellent. In addition, the built-in tolerance to peak loads and toxicity in the MBBR process has provided a very stable operation that could not have been obtained with conventional treatment processes.

The treated wastewater is totally detoxified by the action of the microfungi that also takes care of 80% of TOC. The bacterial communities in the subsequent reactors remove additional organic substances so that the overall TOC removal is 97%.

Since commissioning, environmental studies of the discharge point have shown that no residual toxicity from the treatment process has been contributed to the lake and that the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous, COD and suspended solids have decreased in the area. www.veoliawatertechnologies.com/anoxkaldnes

“The treated wastewater is totally detoxified and overall TOC removal is 97%”

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Waste and wastewater streams released in the production processes of biofuels and bio-based chemicals are valuable resources for energy production. The contaminants in these effluent streams, measured in chemical oxygen demand (COD), have proven to be very biodegradable in both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. With

Watertight Technology

anaerobic technology, biogas can be produced from the streams such as wash waters, (thin) stillage, condensate streams, cleaning and CIP effluents. Veolia, a provider of anaerobic technologies, has developed several process routes for industry, enabling maximum energy production and recovery from process effluent and

making water suitable for reuse in production facilities or for discharge.

The company’s anaerobic Biobed® Advanced EGSB granular sludge bed reactors, for example, are installed at over 20 sites where they are successfully treating condensate wastewater streams from first and second generation ethanol plants. Within the process, granular biomass is responsible for converting organic compounds from the wastewater into biogas, which can be used in boilers or combined heat and power (CHP) units as a renewable energy source. The volume of biogas produced is usually more than sufficient to cover the energy needs of the treatment process itself. The surplus, therefore, can cover part of the energy needs within the production facility.

Maximizing energy productionTo further maximize energy production from waste and wastewater, Veolia developed anaerobic Memthane®

Since the beginning of 2015 the new VDI (Association of German Engineers) guideline for the operation of evaporative cooling systems up to 200MW has been in effect. This new guideline governs the risk analysis on site as well as microbacterial limits in open and closed cooling systems where water comes into contact with air. It also contains counteractions when limits are exceeded. Operators should follow the control measures and intervals recommended in order to ensure the hygienically safe operation of a system.

Specifically, the VDI 2047-2 guideline contains recommendations and actions to

VDI 2047-2: New German hygiene standard for cooling systems

New VDI 2047-2 standard defines measures to ensure the hygienically safe operation of cooling systems.

Ensures compliance with VDI 2047-2: AquaVista automatically controls and records cooling water dosing

“Innovative water technologies close water cycles and maximize energy recovery in biofuels, bio-based and chemical industry”

technology. In this process anaerobic technology is combined with Pentair X-flow ultrafiltration, which results in excellent removal efficiencies (from 95 to over 99% COD removal) and crystal clear effluents. Since the microorganisms cannot pass through the membranes, the biological process is very stable and robust. The produced biogas is rich in methane and normally satisfies the process energy requirements with any surplus being available as a renewable energy fuel. Free of suspended solids, the effluent or permeate is suitable for direct re-use in certain stages of the upstream process. Alternatively, the permeate can be re-used after post-treatment with a reverse osmosis unit. The solids-free effluent allows easy nutrient recovery when the effluent is still rich in nitrogen and phosphorous.

The main differentiator of the Memthane concept is its compactness. Due to a high tolerance for solids, fatty and oily substances, zero or minimal pre-treatment is required

compared to conventional anaerobic treatment technology. High removal efficiencies within the process also result in zero or minimal post-treatment requirements.

Today, Veolia’s Memthane systems have been installed at eight reference sites. At one of these sites, Memthane is applied for a second generation bioethanol production plant in the US. The system is designed to treat 70 tonnes of COD per day, resulting in 10MW gross calorific capacity of energy.

Efficient water management solutions help improve the cost effectiveness of biofuel production via energy recovery and the re-use of water. New state-of-the-art technologies, such as Memthane, are helping to improve the compactness and effectiveness of sustainable treatment and re-use.

www.veoliawatertechnologies.com

VDI 2047-2: Neue Richtlinie zur Hygiene von Kühltürmen

Seit 2015 gilt in Deutschland für den Betrieb von Verdunstungskühlanlagen eine neue VDI-Richtlinie. Sie regelt die Risikoanalyse sowie Grenzwerte für unterschiedliche Mikroorganismen in offenen und geschlossenen Kühlsystemen. Ebenso beschreibt sie erforderliche Kontrollmechanismen und Gegenmaßnahmen. Die Richtlinie enthält Empfehlungen und Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Ablagerungen mineralischer und biologischer Art. Diese bilden einen Nährboden und Lebensraum für Legionellen und andere Mikroorganismen, die über Abluftanlagen in das Umfeld gelangen und Erkrankungen verursachen können. Mehr zur VDI 2047-2 am Messestand oder unter www.veoliawatertechnologies.de

avoid biofilms and mineralogical sediments. These act as a breeding ground and living environment for micro-organisms such as legionella which can be blown by exhaust air systems into the surrounding vicinity of employees and third parties, exposing them to severe harm.

Risk analysis as a first step to safetyAs a first step, a hazard assessment is recommended. This includes a comprehensive documentation of the system with all structural and architectural changes as well as an analysis and evaluation of potential risks to hygiene. These

should be classified and matched with counteractions in case of occurrence.

In a second part, VDI 2047-2 defines limits of designated micro-organisms such as pseudominia aeruginosa and legionella spp. Checks for microbiological limits are recommended monthly, as well as a simple function test and an I&C-technique check. Legionella spp should be checked quarterly in addition to an inspection for mineral sediments and deposits of dirt, sludge and biofilm. The conductivity of the cooling water as well as several chemical parameters should be controlled as often as necessary, some more often than monthly.

Smart solutions to fulfill the VDI requirementsThe new guideline recommends using process control systems for remote monitoring, recording and centralized analysis of important operating parameters. Veolia Water Technologies has developed the AquaVista system to automatically check cooling water quality on a continual basis and optimally dose it with Hydrex™ additives according to the results. Measurements are documented automatically and according to VDI 2047-2, and can be sent to mobile devices such as smartphones or tablet PCs. In case of non-compliance, the operator is informed directly and

can initiate counteractions even from home. Gunnar.Pretzsch@veolia.com

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The normal day-to-day operation of an anaerobic wastewater treatment plant requires operational skills and capabilities. In particular, operators have to interpret a considerable amount of data and then determine what loads can be applied, what chemicals should be dosed and so on. Therefore, the Biogas Manager Control® SMART (BM SMART) technology was developed. This technology proves to be the next step toward achieving self-regulating anaerobic wastewater treatment.

Water is too valuable to be used only once. Veolia’s systems provide more than 3.5 million m3 of reprocessed wastewater daily. These reuse technologies enable the recovery of wastewater substances and their use as an intrinsic resource.

The BM Smart technology involves an on-line control system capable of maximizing the load to the process. At the same time overload events are prevented and operational stability improved. As chemical and power consumption are optimized to exact use requirements, operational costs are reduced.

The technology provides a new dimension in operating anaerobic granular wastewater treatment processes. It is an add-on technology consisting of a carefully designed

These wastewaters are suitable for treatment with the aim of re-use:> Filter backwash water from the

water treatment / filtration backwash water

> Backwash water from ultrafiltration

instrumentation and control package which provides real-time, continuous control and process optimization 24/7 based on 35 years of Biothane experience. It superimposes regular PLC or SCADA control. It measures online quality parameters: water flow, COD reduction, biogas production and biomass quality. The technology uses the software and platform of STAR Utility Solutions and benefits from Veolia’s many years of STAR technology experience in controlling aerobic municipal treatment plants.

The control system was tested at demonstration plants. After promising results, the next step in commercializing the technology into a product was made. The first full-scale reference is in operation at a Biobed® EGSB WWTP at a soft drink facility in Germany.

This innovation is expected to change the regular operation of biological wastewater treatment plants into automated self-regulating plants which are monitored remotely.

> Reverse osmosis concentrate> Cooling tower make-up water> Specific process wastewater> Discharge of industrial and

municipal sewage water> A one-stage treatment is

often enough, for example, to remove solids. If, however, from the discharge of an industrial sewage treatment plant process water with drinking water quality is to be produced, what is called for aside from intelligent technology is tried and tested process technology know-how.

Wastewater-free production Zero Liquid DischargeZero liquid discharge (ZLD) occurs when the water is recycled to the point where at the end of the treatment process no wastewater occurs. As part of the process, other residual materials occur, which can be utilised. In many application cases, an extensive water recycling system makes sense. The question of how far the recycling goes is decided by the consideration of various location conditions, especially with respect to water and energy as well as the specific requirements of the production processes.

Biogas Manager Control® SMART

Sustainable water management by intelligent re-use concepts

The Norville Group is a spectacle lens manufacturer in Gloucester, UK, supplying opticians and laboratories across Europe with specialist lens products. The company provides a comprehensive high-tech coating service, specialising in multi anti-reflection thin coats, as well as hydrophobic (anti-fog) and mirror coating. The conditions under which these microscopically thin multilayer coatings are applied must be carefully controlled to ensure consistent optical properties.

The coating process, which involves chemical etching, coating at controlled temperature and ultrasonic cleaning, uses approximately 50 litres of water per day. Norville had been using the local hard mains water, which resulted in process problems, including the scaling of chillers and heaters, which necessitated replacement at three monthly intervals.

To meet Norville’s needs, Veolia Water Technologies provided a PURELAB Chorus 3 water purification system together with a 30 litre treated water reservoir. The PURELAB Chorus 3

Chorus improves coating system

is a compact unit producing 10 litres per hour of Type III water. Its advanced reverse osmosis technology removes 90% of dissolved solids and 99% of organics and particulate solids from the feed water, thus achieving < 200μg/l TOC.

Using Type III water instead of the mains supply has improved the efficiency of the coating process and has eliminated the scaling problem in the heater units. The associated annual cost savings are estimated to be between £8,000 - £10,000.

www.elgalabwater.com

At the DuPont’s Hamm-Uentrop site in Germany, Veolia was tasked with reducing overall water consumption in order to spare the natural resource. Therefore, innovative water management steps were required. The objective was to reduce the wastewater discharged into the draining canal by more than 80% by the introduction of a wastewater recycling system and reduce the drinking water amount by the recycled quantity.

Veolia’s solution was a combination of several treatment systems and treatment stages enabling the recycling of the wastewater that occurred in the individual production stages and production plants:• AAA-bioactive system

(Alternating aerobic-anoxic activated sludge process)

• Ultrafiltration membrane system

• Reverse osmosis membrane system

The interaction of these systems enabled the integration of the new recycling circuit in the factory’s five existing supply systems.

The current results show that the plant achieves or significantly falls below the targets in regards to operation and discharge quality. The environmental effect is exemplary, in particular with regard to drinking water supply and wastewater volumes. This enables DuPont an annual savings in operating costs of approximately €800,000.

Stefan.Kranz@Veolia.com

Re-use in the chemicals industry for DuPontOptimum discharge values due to intelligent plant concept: Multistage wastewater recycling with bio-active system, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis.

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The major process equipment for K+S Potash Canada’s Legacy Project has been delivered to the job site located in the Province of Saskatchewan. This process equipment, HPD® Crystallization Technology from Veolia, will purify and produce up to 2 million tonnes annually of high-quality potassium chloride from solution-mined potash at the Legacy facility when completed in 2017. Overall, the Legacy mine will produce up to 2.86 million tonnes annually.

The individual vessels that make up the crystallization system range in size up to 30 meters in length, a diameter of nearly 10 meters, and weigh up to 180

Wide load, no problem

Veolia, helping to resource the worldThere are already more than seven billion people on the planet. In the near future, there will be nine billion. The world is growing; it needs new resources. This means we need to be more inventive, more responsible and more efficient. Today, we recover water, waste and energy. What is discarded by some becomes a resource for others.

Being attentive and more respectful of our planet and its people is how Veolia views its business, footprint and contribution. Creating new businesses, and a new economic and social dynamic, Veolia is contributing to the world movement and people’s lives.

Develop access to resources, preserve resources, replenish resources: Resourcing the world is our goal.

GENERATE AWARENESS OF SCARCITYWater is a precious commodity. Saving it, conserving it, multiplying its uses and sharing it better are becoming crucial. However, no sustainable and rational action is possible without solid knowledge of the state of the resource. For this reason, Veolia has developed three tools to help states, cities and industry measure resources and help with their decision-making: Growing Blue Tool, Water Impact Index and True Cost of Water are designed to improve the assessment of footprints and help take more appropriate action (www.growingblue.com).

40%of the world’s population lives in regions suffering water stress

SEAWATER DESALINATIONSeawater desalination provides a precious alternative resource. The world leader for desalination, we have extensive expertise in the very latest filtration technology and are working actively on limiting its ecological footprint, in particular through the use of renewable energy. In Jubail (Saudi Arabia), we have built and manage the country’s largest ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis desalination plant that supplies the Sadara petrochemicals complex.

72%of the Earth’s surface is covered with water

97%of this water is salty

MULTIPLE USES FOR WASTEWATER SLUDGEFor Veolia, wastewater sludge is no longer a waste product; it can be used in a real circular economy. In Denmark, the wastewater treatment plant of the future, the Billund BioRefinery, will convert wastewater sludge and organic waste into biogas for local consumption, organic soil improvers for agriculture, and bioplastics.

6,800 MWh of electricity generated each year at the plant

GIVE WATER SEVERAL LIVESReintroducing wastewater into agricultural and industrial production cycles, and even domestic consumption, is one solution for overcoming water shortages and the growing cost of treatment. Worldwide, Veolia provides tailored solutions for each need and each resource typology. In Qatar and Canada, we have installed closed loops for oil group Shell enabling almost 100% of the wastewater produced to be reused.

100%of wastewater is reused

metric tons. Mainly fabricated and assembled in the United States and Canada over a period of more than a year, these vessels were shipped 200 kilometers to the Legacy job site for installation from the Saskatoon area.

Shipment of the vessels required detailed planning, an approved route plan, and real-time communication with the cooperation of municipalities and utilities potentially impacted by these activities. As part of a project-specific plan, this ensures the safety of motorists and residents along the trek to the job site.

These vessels are among the largest shipments ever made in

the Province of Saskatchewan. Veolia has a history of successful execution of complex, large-scale projects in Canada for the pulp & paper, chemical processing, and oil & gas industries for more than fifty years.

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Manage water supplies more efficiently

By 2050, it is predicted that 70% of the world’s GDP will be produced in water-scarce regions while an increasing number of cities and industries will be facing economic challenges due to severe water events such as flooding.

These and other risks related to water are a critical consideration for today’s decision-makers. Existing water footprint indicators give us insight into the vulnerability and resilience of a specific activity to water challenges. Now, decision-makers are looking at an even more pragmatic and straightforward metric: dollars.

Veolia has developed an approach called The True Cost of Water that combines traditional CAPEX and OPEX calculations with analysis of water risks and their financial implications.

The True Cost of Water takes into account:1. Direct water costs: capital &

operational expenditures for water infrastructure

2. Indirect water costs: existing costs that are usually not attributed to water, such as water-related legal costs

3. Financial implications of water risks: unanticipated costs arising during the lifetime of a plant.

These elements are organized into four categories: operational, such as water shortages; financial, such as an increase in the cost of capital; regulatory, such as an obligation to

meet environmental standards; and reputational, such as temporary loss of license to operate as a result of local pressure.

Veolia’s True Cost of Water approach is able to focus on the financial implications of water-related risks. It helps the user anticipate, prioritize, and more effectively mitigate water-related risks that can negatively affect the bottom line by creating a risk-reward tradeoff analysis.

By including this approach into business decisions, decision-makers can better understand the importance of investing in sustainable practices such as water reuse and wastewater resource recovery. Return on investment is no longer simply based on current costs but is instead corrected to the risk-based costs. Chloe.Dupont@veolia.com

“If correctly valued, water will be better managed”

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Auditing Vallourec’s water footprint

To assess and compare the water footprint of seven of its biggest production plants worldwide, Vallourec has turned to Veolia’s measurement and decision-making assistance tool: the Water Impact Index (WIIX).

Water is essential in the industrial production process of Vallourec, the world leader in premium tubular solutions for industrial applications, and the company pays constant attention to reducing the amounts used. In the space of 10 years, Vallourec has reduced its water withdrawals by 40% per metric ton of tube produced.

Vallourec now intends to do more than simply measure how much water it extracts and wants to know the full impact of its water use on the natural environment. For those reasons, Vallourec selected Veolia to help it assess the water footprint of its seven biggest sites by using the WIIX. In addition to the amounts of water they extract, the sites were chosen on the basis of their water management costs and their representativeness of Vallourec’s main geographical production regions.

Other installations that are among Vallourec’s highest water consumers should soon also be put to the test by the WIIX.

Fifteen years of continuous operation at Pure Salt Baytown

Pure Salt Baytown operates one of the largest evaporated salt plants of its kind in the world. Originally supplied on a fully-installed basis by Veolia Water Technologies in 1999, the HPD® Salt Crystallization system has exceeded nameplate design since its start-up.

Originally rated at an annual capacity of 750,000 tons per year of high-quality sodium chloride, the single-stage, mechanical vapor recompression system has consistently exceeded the nameplate production capacity year after year. The increased capacity is largely due to a robust system design as well as collaboration between Veolia,

Pure Salt Baytown’s engineering staff, and the operators. By working together, the system has also exceeded product quality requirements and system availability.

“Since startup of the HPD® salt crystallizer at Baytown, the work we have done with Veolia had resulted in a world-class system”, says Gerard Gutowski, Plant Manager at Pure Salt Baytown, “Our operators take great pride in this system and it shows in our production capabilities.”

Tim.Cornish@veolia.com

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