Industrial Water Services
Food & Beverage
Water quality impacts nearly every part of food and beverage manufacturing, from steam and cooling to cleaning, sanitation, production reliability and wastewater discharge. Effective water management helps manufacturers protect product quality, improve operational efficiency, reduce risk and support sustainability goals.
Kemira helps food and beverage producers optimize performance across the entire water cycle through integrated water treatment solutions, digital monitoring and expert technical services. Our end-to-end approach helps facilities improve reliability, reduce operating costs and strengthen environmental performance.
Outcomes – produce with greater confidence
Solutions & services for food and beverage manufacturers
Kemira delivers integrated water solutions across every critical system in the facility, helping customers optimize performance from source water to wastewater.
Cooling towers and evaporative systems
Protect heat-transfer performance while supporting water conservation and microbiological control through:
- Scale and corrosion inhibition
- Biocide program design
- Cycles of concentration optimization
- Water management plan support
- Field testing and service reporting
Boiler and steam programs
Support steam reliability, feedwater protection and efficient boiler operation through:
- Oxygen scavenging
- Internal scale control
- Condensate protection
- Blowdown monitoring
- Steam and feedwater performance
Process water and pretreatment
Improve incoming and process water quality before it affects production, utility services or downstream treatment through:
- Coagulants and flocculants
- pH control
- Softening and conditioning support
- Filtration and RO support
- Feedwater optimization & DAF optimization
- NSF 60 certified treatment options
Refrigeration and HVAC closed loops
Protect chilled water, hot water and glycol systems from corrosion, deposits and fluiq-quality issues through:
- Corrosion inhibitors
- pH management
- Glycol concentration monitoring
- Inhibitor depletion tracking
- Closed-loop service and reporting
Wastewater and discharge management
Support clarification, discharge performance and wastewater program stability through:
- Discharge optimization
- Upstream water-loss reduction
- Wastewater treatment support
- Performance documentation
CIP and sanitation chemical supply
Support cleaning programs with reliable chemical supply, documentation and coordinated services through:
- Caustic and acid programs
- Simplified bulk chemical delivery
- Storage and feed equipment support
- SDS and regulatory documentation
- Inventory visibility
Complete water management for food & beverage manufacturers
Instead of treating each water system in isolation, Kemira helps food & beverage manufacturers connect chemistry, monitoring, field service, compliance support and performance reporting into one integrated program.
Audit and baseline
We embed ourselves in your facility, map every water-bearing system and design a continuous optimization program to reduce water, energy use and overspend. We provide a written assessment and quotation.
Custom program design
We design your program according to your specific facility, water chemistry, equipment age, regulatory requirements and budget targets.
Continuous optimization
Monthly performance reviews, quarterly trend analysis, and an annual program audit ensures your program evolves with your facility.
Technical field service
On-site troubleshooting, equipment inspection, legionella and compliance program support, and localized expertise backed by broader resources.
KemConnect® Digital services for real-time visibility
As water management issues often remain unseen until they start causing malfunctioning, it’s increasingly important to monitor parameters proactively. Kemira’s digital solution KemConnect® brings the science of water treatment and the power of data together.
Realtime 24/7 monitoring
Continuous sensor-based process visibility — PTSA tracing, conductivity, pH, hardness. Remote, mobile phone diagnostics detect and prevent pressure drops before downtime occurs.
Predictive analytics & ML dosing
SimAnalytics machine learning platform optimizes chemical dosing in real time through SAP and PI system integrations. Early issue detection reduces downtime risk.
Performance reporting
Clear, structured reporting drives efficiency, compliance, and long-term operational excellence. WUE tracking aligned to EU EED reporting requirements & CA mandates.
Why water treatment matters
Food and beverage facilities depend on reliable water systems every day. Water quality impacts production efficiency, equipment performance, sustainability outcomes and overall operational reliability.
As many facilities are dealing with aging infrastructure, rising utility costs and increasing expectations around water stewardship and resource management the pressure increases to:
- Protect operational continuity – poorly managed water systems can contribute to scale, corrosion, fouling and performance losses that impact utility systems and increase maintenance requirements. Our site-specific water management programs are designed around facility systems, risks and control points. The ongoing program review helps to maintain consistency and accountability.
- Improve resource efficiency – optimized treatment programs can help reduce water consumption, improve equipment performance and support lower energy use. With our sustainable approach we contribute to increased resource efficiency improving environmental performance, lowering energy consumption and an overall reduction of water usage.
- Support sustainability goals – broader sustainability initiatives at state or nation level require food and beverage manufacturers to evaluate water use, wastewater management and resource consumption. Our services improve environmental performance through data-driven optimization.
- Maintain product quality – legionella is one of the biggest risks for food & beverage manufacturers need to pay close attention to. Our legionella risk management provides proactive support for cooling towers and other water systems where biological risk must be controlled. We continuously test, monitor and treat water to reduce pathogens and trigger emergency responses and remediation plans to protect people, operations and reputation.
