Adeel Hassan, product manager at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, shares some examples of how accurate chemical dosing can save costs in multiple industries

Companies in the process industries sector — from wastewater treatment providers to metal and mining or pulp and paper plants — face an extremely challenging operating climate in 2022 and beyond. Around the world, authorities are tightening the environmental regulations that govern chemical usage and disposal in process and wastewater treatment.

At a cost of €12 million and in response to environmental legislation, Lanxess has commissioned a new biological wastewater treatment plant at its site at Kallo, near Antwerp. This has a capacity of 260,000 L/hour and also treats wastewater from two other companies. The site makes rubber chemicals and glass fibres.