Metals Market Challenges
Understanding the Imperatives
The metals industry plays a key role in addressing decarbonisation as it accounts for one of the highest GHG emissions related to fossil fuels.
Renewable energy, energy optimisation and reduced waste to landfill initiatives are gaining increased traction. Veolia leverages off its global experience in this regard to provide the industry with holistic solutions aligned to their sustainable development goals.
Water plays a huge role in metals manufacturing, creating significant amounts of wastewater. Water scarcity and global warming have put increased pressure on the industry to achieve low-water consumption production.
Veolia’s solutions for the Metals Industry
Veolia’s proposed solutions for the metals industry presents an opportunity to mobilize change in the sector and achieve carbon reduction goals without compromising growth. It allows Clients to build a more sustainable and resilient future through the use of smart water, waste, and energy management.
Our holistic solutions capabilities supported by our industry specific expertise allows Veolia to deliver Turnkey O&M solutions within water, waste & energy fields. Our diversified portfolio allows our customers to focus on their core business whilst we operate and maintain critical assets on their behalf.
Sustainable Funded Environmental Solutions
Discover your Veolia-Norfund one-stop shop: a tailored financial solution, optimized for industrial needs
Contact us?
Want to learn more about how Veolia tackles the environmental challenges in the Metals industry?
Solutions
Energy Services
- Reduce energy consumption
Water Cycle Management
- Ensure compliance through O&M contract
- Enhance sustainability
- Reuse water consumption with water treatment recovery projects
Waste management
- Solid waste management
- By product recovery
Veolia comprehensive approach
With technical expertise and long term operation and maintenance experience, Veolia’s approach adds value through all stages of the water cycle and associated treatment, including process water production and water reuse. Our added value includes:
- Performance linked KPIs;
- Cost of our services linked to activity;
- Comprehensive reporting of our activities;
- A continuous improvement and progress plan;
- Unified process to improving environmental performance.
A similar method is used for the waste and energy cycles.
Explore and download our Case Studies
Discover how leading industries are achieving their goals with Veolia’s expertise.
🇿🇦 South Africa | ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark: Zero Liquid Discharge for Steel Manufacturing
To maintain its ZLD status, ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark upgraded its Main Treatment Plant with Veolia's advanced RO and EDI systems, treating brine and producing high-quality boiler feed water. The installation has improved water recovery and reduced brine discharge, aligning with ArcelorMittal’s environmental goals.
🇺🇸 USA | ThyssenKrupp: Large-Scale Water Management for Steel Production
At its Alabama plant, ThyssenKrupp partnered with Veolia to implement a comprehensive water supply and wastewater treatment solution, processing 54,000 m³ of water per day. The facility includes advanced ACTIFLO® and AnoxKaldnes™ systems, achieving operational efficiency and ensuring environmental compliance for industrial wastewater treatment.
🇧🇷 Brazil | ArcelorMittal Vega: Multi-Services Integration for Steel Processing
Since 2003, Veolia has managed all utilities at ArcelorMittal Vega in São Francisco do Sul, Brazil, ensuring 99.9% availability of water, energy, and waste treatment services. In 2023, Veolia initiated the third phase of the Combline project, expanding utility capacity to support increased production while maintaining cost savings and environmental efficiency.
🇫🇷 France | ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer: Energy Modernisation for Steel Production
Through a 50/50 joint venture, Veolia modernized the power plant at ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer, increasing capacity from 168 MWe to 800 MWh. The plant now generates 700 GWh annually while recovering waste heat for steam production, reducing CO₂ emissions and energy costs.
Delivering innovative
products, processes, and service
Meeting the needs
of your industry, your region, and your business
Reaching your performance
and compliance goals with sustainable solution
Maximizing your efficiency
through providing reliable, innovative and customized bespoke environmental solutions
Customer
Benefits