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Implementing a closed-loop system in Serbia's India plant

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Implementing a closed-loop system in Serbia's India plant

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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Countries: Serbia
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Renewable energy (SDG 7.2)
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Industrial Wastewater
Progress to Date: 60% Wastewater treated
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2021  »  Ongoing
Project Website: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ungc-production/attachments/cop_2...
Contextual Condition(s): None
Additional Benefits: None
Beneficiaries: None, None, None
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Project Challenges: None
Project Source: CEO Water Mandate
Profile Completion: 82%

Project Overview

In 2019, the Grundfos plant in India, Serbia, has been working towards the goal of treating and reusing all water consumed on site.Like many other facilities, this factory uses water for sanitation, and to clean components in production. Thanks to significant investments and the implementation of a new water treatment system, 60-70% of the factory�s wastewater will be treated for reuse. Together with rainwater harvesting technology, this will move the factory closer to rea…

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In 2019, the Grundfos plant in India, Serbia, has been working towards the goal of treating and reusing all water consumed on site.Like many other facilities, this factory uses water for sanitation, and to clean components in production. Thanks to significant investments and the implementation of a new water treatment system, 60-70% of the factory�s wastewater will be treated for reuse. Together with rainwater harvesting technology, this will move the factory closer to realizing their closed-loop ambitions. The results are a significant step towards the 2025 goal to cut our global water consumption in half. �We have made major investments here in India because it is the right thing to do,� says Veljko Todorovi_, Plant Director, Grundfos Serbia. He continues, �It�s important that we keep order in our own house. We have an obligation to be first-movers in cleaning and reusing our own wastewater. I am confident this will be inspiring within our company and hope it will be encouraging to other companies as well.� �We are also hoping that governments will be inspired to implement tighter regulations and standards for how companies and municipalities treat their wastewater, "he adds.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: None
Project Benefits: None
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: None, None, None
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: None

Project Narrative

Water is our business, so it�s only naturalthat we should work to reduce our ownconsumption.Reductions of 10.4% since 2018 and 41% compared withbaseline (2008), put us in a strong position to reachour ambition to halve consumption by 2025. Thesesignificant improvements were reached using a portfolioof water treatment technologies like the closed-loopwater system currently being implemented at ourSerbian manufacturing plant.

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