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Recycling Water at Firmenich's Shanghai Site

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Recycling Water at Firmenich's Shanghai Site

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Countries: China
Basins: Yellow Sea & East China Sea (Ziya He, Interior)
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
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Chemicals Management
Water Recycling and Reuse
Progress to Date: NA Amount of water recycled
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partner: Business
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2017  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): Other
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Manufacturers
Planning & Implementation Time: 1 - 3 years
Primary Funding Source: corporate
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 82%

Project Overview

In FY17, we continued to build on the successful project to recycle wastewater from the perfumery spray dryers at our Shanghai site, one of our higher water-stressed locations. An additional tank was added at the site and is dedicated to collecting and recycling spray dryer wash water, which can be reused to produce new batches of the same perfumery product. This project reduces water consumption by approximately 200 metric tonnes a year and hazardous waste generation by the…

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In FY17, we continued to build on the successful project to recycle wastewater from the perfumery spray dryers at our Shanghai site, one of our higher water-stressed locations. An additional tank was added at the site and is dedicated to collecting and recycling spray dryer wash water, which can be reused to produce new batches of the same perfumery product. This project reduces water consumption by approximately 200 metric tonnes a year and hazardous waste generation by the same amount, as this water was previously disposed of as hazardous waste.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: Other
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Manufacturers
Months & Implementing: 1 - 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: Other

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Firmenich (Organization)

www.firmenich.com/en_INT/index.html

Firmenich SA is a private Swiss company in the fragrance and flavor business. It is the largest privately-owned company in the field and ranks number two worldwide. Learn More

William Gischlar
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