Life Sciences Market Challenges
Understanding the Imperatives
The Life Sciences industry uses up to 23% of the world’s water supply, demonstrating the heavy reliance that the industry has on water, and making this industry vulnerable to the effects of water-related climate risks. The potential financial impact of water risks is reported to be an estimated 38% higher than the cost of addressing them, and as this industry requires varying degrees of water purity, it is imperative to apply circular economy principles in wastewater treatment.
Veolia’s solutions for the Life Sciences Industry
Solutions developed by Veolia for the Life Sciences industry are customized to meet the unique challenges experienced by Clients. It includes analyzing the complete water cycle to determine treatment methods that meet the varying grades of water quality, optimize water recycle, and in particular, ensure quality compliance.
As a wide range of raw materials are used in production, a number of waste streams with different characteristics are generated. Veolia investigates greener waste treatment solutions, including valorisation and solvent regeneration.
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Solutions
Water Reuse
- Wastewater treatment for recycle within the production facility
- Complete Water -and Utilities Management, allowing for cor business focus
Decarbonization
- Innovative/High recovery systems to reduce energy usage
- Chillers management
- Cooling towers management Compressors / Bulk Air Cooling management
- Refurbishment, Upgrade or replacement of dated equipment to minimize/reduce Carbon Footprint
Waste management
- On-site / Off-site waste management, sorting and recycling
- Waste valorisation (incl. Solvent Recovery)
- Investigating waste treatment solutions
- Transportation
- Landfill / Hazardous waste disposal
Veolia comprehensive approach
Operating at the highest level of compliance from research and development through to final manufacturing, Veolia helps the Life Sciences industry combine profitability and environmental sustainability. Veolia offers complete Total Water, Waste, and Utility management through solutions including supply of technologies and associated equipments as well as their operation & maintenance to provide value for money services. With Veolia, our clients have access to global resources specializing in Life Sciences. Our center of excellence shares best practices from more than 400 applications globally.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Procter & Gamble: Achieving Zero Waste to Landfill
At its Gillette aerosol manufacturing facility in Reading, P&G partnered with Veolia to implement a comprehensive waste management program that diverted 100% of waste from landfill. Veolia reprocessed aerosol components, composted shaving foam, and produced secondary liquid fuel from liquid waste, achieving a 78% reduction in waste production and setting a benchmark in sustainable manufacturing.
🇿🇦 South Africa | Unilever Indonsa: Water Recycling and Reuse
In response to growing water scarcity, Veolia operates a Water Recycling Plant at Unilever’s Indonsa facility in Durban. By capturing rainwater and treating process effluent, the plant recycles 70% of all water used in production, significantly reducing reliance on municipal supply and positioning Unilever as a leader in sustainable dry food manufacturing.
🇨🇭 Switzerland Novartis: Multi-Service Industrial Platform
Veolia supports Novartis’ industrial platform in Basel through Valorec Services AG, managing utilities, hazardous waste incineration, and solvent recycling. The operation includes 19 distillation towers capable of treating 100,000 tons of solvent annually, achieving economic efficiency while ensuring regulatory compliance and social responsibility through the integration of 320 employees.
🇮🇪 Ireland | Servier Arklow: Energy and Resource Optimization
To support Servier’s Arklow site in Ireland, Veolia implemented a multi-service solution focused on reducing operational costs and environmental impact. Over a 10-year partnership, Veolia achieved a 95% reduction in waste, a 58% reduction in water consumption, and a 28% reduction in CO₂ emissions, solidifying Servier’s commitment to sustainable pharmaceutical production.
Increase cost savings,
maintained through consistent process audits
Reduce energy bills
and carbon footprint
Improve water recovery & overall yield,
to deliver consistent water supply & enable by-product recovery
Ensure measurement of environmental impact
& compliance with regulations
Enable flexibility & performance stability,
enabling resilience in a volatile market
Increase your attractiveness
and brand image, secure your reputation
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