The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) requires EU member states to achieve good status in all bodies of surface and ground water by 2027. In response to this directive, we are continuously improving our Nijverdal Dyeing and Finishing operations. A key element in this improvement lies in rethinking our approach when it comes to separating wastewater streams during post-treatment.
In 2022, we applied this thinking and achieved a near 50% reduction of phosphorus output at our Nijverdal plant. Here's how we accomplished this goal. At our Nijverdal facility, we produce wastewater streams from several wet dyeing and finishing processes. Traditionally, these streams have been emitted from our facility as a singular, treated wastewater stream by an on-site wastewater treatment plant. In 2022, we enhanced our infrastructure with the functionality to separate more wastewater streams. This wastewater stream partition gave us the ability to treat unique compounds and effluents individually, which yielded a vastly cleaner wastewater output in our Nijverdal facility.
Improvements like these bring us closer to achieving our goals around wastewater reduction and water quality in the years ahead.
