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Water and wastewater treatment for the pulp and paper industry

Brazil consolidated its position as the world's largest exporter of pulp in 2022, with a 22% jump according to data from Ibá. In a market where freshwater is probably the most critical resource, the sector is resource-intensive and sensitive to regulatory and operational sustainability aspects.

Segment characteristics

Water as a critical resource

In the pulp and paper market, freshwater is probably the most critical resource, and with the demand for higher quality products, operations become resource-intensive. Therefore, the sector is very sensitive to regulatory aspects and operational sustainability, treating effluents as an inherent, and no less important, part of the production processes.

Challenges of the segment

Wastewater and regulatory requirements

The industry is concerned with the wastewater it generates and its proper management, due to its direct link to operational sustainability. Furthermore, wastewater treatment is positioned as an important ESG practice, since there is no sustainable development without such management.

Recommended products

In this segment, flocculants, antifoams, and nutrients are essential to support the process and treatment plants: flocculants act in solid-liquid separation, clarification, and sludge dewatering; antifoams control foam formation at various stages; and nutrients balance macronutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus to maintain microbial activity in secondary treatment. As a result, the system gains efficiency and reduces additional costs in the recovery of biological sludge.

Flocculants

Antifoaming agents

Nutrients

Flocculants

Antifoaming agents

Nutrients