Water
Water is a precious and increasingly scarce resource. The usage of water in our manufacturing process is therefore one of the key indicators monitored by our environmental management system
Our approach
By carefully auditing all the processes that use water, and implementing changes wherever necessary, we have been able to minimise wastage, particularly through improvements in the efficiency of steam generation, reducing the amount of steam used, and the recycling of condensate. Between 2004 and 2008, we have brought down the usage of water by 19%.
Water use in manufacturing
Waste water from our Grandpass production facilities is treated on site by a state-of-the-art effluent treatment plant with a capacity of 350 tons of effluent per day. Our facility is a zero discharge site, which means that all waste water is treated and re-used internally. The sludge from the treatment plant is de-watered, solar dried and used as fertiliser.
