Perstorp using Wastewater and save a million cubic meters of freshwater every year
Each of our production plants utilizes water for various purposes, including serving as a solvent for chemical reactions, a carrier for products, a heat-transfer medium, and for cooling, among other uses. The scarcity around fresh water is present everywhere in the world, and the chemical industry have the opportunity and responsibility to create solutions when it comes to reducing freshwater consumption.
Perstorp invests in innovative wastewater technologies
Perstorp invested in a unique wastewater project in Stenungsund, Sweden, and now with this facility fully up and running we will save more than a million cubic meters of fresh water every year. This is an investment that Perstorp plans to implement at more sites around the world, in our ambition to reduce freshwater consumption.
The recycled water will be used for production of renewable hydrogen via electrolysis for Perstorp’s game changing transition project Project Air, as well as for other strategic investments. The project is a key enabler to combining business growth and sustainable development and will empower us to ensure a future water supply for the Stenungsund plant.
This will help us reach one of our sustainability targets for 2030, a 30 % decrease in freshwater usage and aligns with Perstorp's long term ambition to become Finite Material Neutrality.
Read more about our wastewater project in our sustainability report>>