Environmental Business

Chemicals are often perceived as an environmental problem, while in fact they are a vital part of the solution.

There is no clear international definition of environmental business, especially with respect to “green” chemicals. In Kemira, we have long followed our own unofficial classification in order to monitor growth in this application area.

Currently, our environmental business can be divided into three main segments: products used directly in environmental protection, such as water treatment chemicals, products reprocessed from waste, and alternative products competing on the market on the strength of their environmental argument. The latter include products such as chlorine-replacing oxygen chemicals.

Our products are used for example in:

• waste water treatment
• drinking water production
• treatment of contaminated soil
• reduction of phosphorus discharges from farming
• preventing anemia in livestock
• closure of landfill sites.