Saving Water and Reducing Waste

Evonik Opens its First Zero Liquid Discharge Plant in India

- Mr Sanjeev Taneja

Please tell us about Evonik Catalysts’ new Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.

Evonik Catalysts has opened a new Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant at our facility in Dombivli, India. The new plant reduces the amount of fresh water required for production processes and turns material that was previously considered waste into saleable products.

ZLD purifies and recycles wastewater at the end of an industrial process, leaving little to no effluent remaining when it is completed. This means not only more efficient water use, but also a significant reduction in waste liquid.

Environmental excellence has always been a top priority for Evonik in India, and the ZLD plant at our catalysts site is a centrepiece in our efforts to minimize our production-associated ecological footprint. The efficient reuse of process water, and products extracted from it, is in line with our circular economy principles, and a key contribution to the sustainability targets of Evonik and our customers.

Kindly throw some light on Evonik’s Global Water Management System vis-à-vis ZLD plant.