Perstorp will use recycled wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant for its its Stenungsund site.
The sustainable solutions provider Perstorp will invest in a new unique project that will allow the company to use wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant for its production operations in in the Stenungsund site (Sweden), thus saving 1.1 billion litters of fresh water per year. The recycled water will also be used to produce renewable hydrogen via electrolysis in order to support the transition initiative Project Air.
The production plants of Perstorp use water for multiple purposes, such as a solvent for chemical reactions, a carrier for products, a heat-transfer medium and cooling. This new project, part of broader Finite Material Neutral strategy, will enable the company to secure the future supply of water and reduce energy consumption by purifying and recycling wastewater.
“This is an important development of core technology for Perstorp. We plan to implement it at more sites around the world in the future in our drive to reduce freshwater consumption. Fresh water scarcity is already a fact around the world. The chemical industry has a responsibility to reduce its use and find new solutions that can also support society as a whole,” has declared Anna Berggren, the vice-president for Sustainability of Perstorp.
“This exciting water treatment and recycling project will involve close collaboration with several partners in the Stenungsund region. It exemplifies how Perstorp uses its technology expertise to transfer a sustainability vision into concrete investments,” has also commented Andreas Utbult, Global Technology & Investment.