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Most municipal wastewater treatment plants are already reaching a good level in terms of their capability to meet regulatory requirements and manage day-to-day challenges; now it is time to switch gear and focus on optimizing processes and reducing resource consumption.

Over 14 million tons of hygienic board is produced every year for packaging different types of food and beverages. For many board mills, staying compliant with the food contact regulations is a continuous balancing act, and the usual suspects for out-of-spec production are bacterial spores. How does one control microbes and prevent spores in hygienic board machines?

The water treatment industry consumes significant amounts of energy. Depending on the chosen treatment method, process energy-usage can be lowered and sustainable energy produced to benefit operations, society and the environment alike.

From the chill winds of the North Sea to the blazing sunshine of Saudi Arabia, Ian Hay, Sales Manager, Oil & Gas, EMEA, encounters a diverse range of challenges in his work. Although the differences within his region are marked, he believes the solution always begins with combining world-class expertise with best-in-class chemicals.

On October 24, 2019, Kemira won the European Responsible Care Award for a project turning unutilized by-products into a valuable raw material.

The Miami-Dade South and Central District Wastewater Treatment Plants in Florida had been struggling with the twin challenges of suboptimal concentrator settling and poor-quality biogas from their anaerobic digesters. Using application expertise and experience from other Floridian customers, Kemira experts knew exactly the right way to tackle both problems at once.

After fire damaged the wastewater treatment plant in Étretat, there was no time to lose. Thanks to good cooperation, the plant’s new disinfection solution was up and running just seven days after the fire.

“A safe business is a sustainable business,” says Anne Helenius-Heir, the Vice President of Kemira’s EHSQ function tasked with helping the company to think and act responsibly every day.