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consumption. “We believe in reducing
water use in production and home laun-
dering. We innovate to remove toxins
and contaminants from our products,
making wastewater treatment easier
for our plants and customers,” said
Mr. Dhirendra G autam, VP Global
Marketing and Strategy, Archroma.
“Our goal is to require our plants to
have effective water conservation faci-
lities with special focus on water
stressed areas, contributing to water
conservation and helping to combat
acute water scarcity worldwide.”

Since 2019, Archroma has evalu-
ated various ZLD solutions to address
growing water challenges in Thai-
land. Gradiant’s Counterflow Reverse
Osmosis (CFRO) was selected as the
preferred technology for its ability to
treat diverse wastewater compositions Free Radical Oxidation (FRO) tech- ration and chlorine production, further
with superior efficiency and minimal nology has been deployed to remove promoting a circular economy in water
energy consumption. colour and organics from the RO con- and resource management.
centrate, ensuring safe discharge and
The modular system seamlessly in- meeting stringent environmental regu- “Water-intensive industries are under
tegrates with the plant’s existing waste- lations. increasing pressure to adopt respon-
water treatment infrastructure, maxi- sible solutions, and this partnership
mising desalination capacity and water The system also enables the re- with Archroma demonstrates how
recovery while reducing the plant’s covery of concentrated brine, which advanced water treatment can drive
environmental footprint. Archroma repurposes within the dyeing sustainability without compromising
process or supplies to industry partners operational efficiency,” said Mr. Prakash
In addition to CFRO, Gradiant’s for applications such as resin regene- Govindan, COO, Gradiant.

GREEN ALTERNATIVE
Nouryon becomes first Nordic supplier to launch

low-carbon hydrogen peroxide

Dutch specialty chemicals firm, At Nouryon’s sodium chlorate and Nouryon said Eka HP Puroxide is
Nouryon, has announced the launch of hydrogen peroxide manufacturing faci- produced using fossil-free hydrogen,
Eka HP Puroxide, a new low-carbon lities, processes are closely linked to sourced from its chlorate production
hydrogen peroxide. manufacture a hydrogen peroxide pro- and oxygen from the air, resulting in a
duct with a low-carbon footprint. very low carbon footprint.
As the first company in the Nordics
to offer this solution, Nouryon is seeking This synergy enables Nouryon to Unlike traditional methods that use
to provide customers in the pulp & paper, offer a regional hydrogen peroxide natural gas, Eka HP Puroxide relies
mining, and water treatment markets with product that reduces the carbon foot- solely on fossil-free hydrogen gas and
a solution to significantly reduce their print by up to 90% compared to natural is produced in Sweden exclusively
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. gas steam reforming processes. using renewable electricity.

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