Kemira wins supply contract for wastewater treatment plants in Canada

Finland-based chemicals company Kemira has secured ferrous chloride supply contracts for wastewater treatment plants in Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto.

The company was chosen by the city of Toronto to supply ferrous chloride to five of its wastewater treatment plants for a period of three years.

Ferrous chloride aids phosphorous elimination, control of odour and corrosion with sulphides precipitation.

Montreal also awarded Kemira a four-year contract which began in November 2015. The company has a 28 year-old association with the city for which it supplied aluminum sulfate or ferric chloride to meet the needs of the second largest city in Canada.

Kemira commercial excellence director Manuel Moreau said: "We are pleased to continue as a trusted supplier to both Montreal and Toronto. We are proud to see our chemicals play an important role in environmental protection, preventing phosphorous from reaching our lakes and rivers. We have built a strong reputation in North America and being awarded these multi-year contracts demonstrates our ongoing commitment to be the first choice for our customers."

Kemira’s Municipal & Industrial division supplies water chemicals for raw and wastewater, sludge treatment applications in EMEA and North America and intends to capitalise on growth opportunities in the emerging markets.

In December 2015, the company completed a community project to benefit 2,600 people in Guangxi Province in Southern China.

The project, which was initiated in 2013, aimed to discover new responsible water management solutions for local concerns such as poor sewage treatment and water supply systems.