Industrials

Water is a utility of primary importance for all sectors of industry.

Used as drinking water, boiler water, process water, cooling water, wash water, to protect against fire and to treat effluent, this resource alone can account for 15% of investment costs.

 

Water - a key factor in industrial production

Water is a utility of primary importance for industry.For example, you need:

  • 140 to 200 liters of water to produce 1 kWh of electricity;
  • 5 to 15 liters of water to wash a microchip;
  • approx. 8,000 liters of water to build a car;
  • 11,000 liters of water to produce 1 metric ton of steel;
  • 4 to 8 liters of water to produce 1 liter of beer.

Water management therefore has a notable impact on the financial performance of the company and its development. By optimizing the management of this raw material, Veolia Water is making water a source of value creation.

Issues surrounding the industrial water cycle

  • "Clean" manufacturing

Respecting the environment is an obligation for everyone today. Veolia Water is commited to this and works alongside professionals from industry.

Veolia Water anticipates changes in regulations to enable industrial customers to comply with their environmental obligations and use the best technical and financial solutions, from supplying components to taking responsibility for the entire water management cycle.

  • Controlling costs for industrial customers

Often not accurately identified, because they are considered to be inevitable or of secondary importance, costs linked to water production or treatment can be precisiely controlled using quantitative and qualitative water cycle management.

Veolia Water makes an in-depth assessment to work out where productivity gains can be made - operating conditions for the facilities, human resources, energy costs of treating the water - and comes up with exactly the right strategy for the industrial customer.

  • Benefiting from guaranteed results

Operating in more than 60 countries and working closely with production sites, Veolia Water enlists all the necessary resources to carry out projects for industrial customers.

Whether it is standard equipment, integrated systems or turnkey constructions, Veolia Water is committed to meeting the expectations of their customers when it comes to performance, production times and costs.

Its local presence guarantees the quality of its after sales service, assistance and maintenance.

When responsible for the outsourced management of services, Veolia Water is also committed to high performance levels for its facilities. These performance commitments can be seen by the fact it guarantees results in its outsourcing contracts.

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Veolia Water - involved in all sectors of industry

World leader in water services, Veolia Water provides industrial customers with solutions tailored to their technological and financial requirements while at the same time respecting the environment.

All industry sectors are involved : Among others, chemicals, hydrocarbon processing industry, Exploitation and production, food & beverages, Pulp & paper, pharmaceutical, automotive, primary metals, microelectronics, power...

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Operating services and outsourcing

More than 300 companies from a wide range of industries have entrusted us with all or part of their water cycle management. By choosing to outsource their water services, industrial customers benefit from Veolia Water's committed approach in providing a service which had previously been managed internally.

Industrial customers choose to outsource water services for strategic reasons.

They can trust the Group to:

  • produce water required for various uses
  • treat wastewater and sludge
  • recycle certain treated effluent
  • manage all stages of the water cycle ...

Outsourcing water services enables industrial customers to concentrate on their core activities while at the same time benefiting from guaranteed technical and financial results and compliance with environmental regulations.