Veolia to conduct water assessment studies for paper products supplier in Thailand

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (Thailand) has carried out water assessment for a Thai paper products supplier to support its plan to increase the capacity of paper plant in Prachinburi, Thailand by 30%. Thai conglomerate company operates 12 paper production plants in the Asia.

Under the deal, Veolia will conduct a series of studies, including an in-house Water System Audit, Pulp & Paper (P&P) Industry Water Benchmark, Water Impact Index (WIIX) and True Cost of Water (TCOW).

Veolia’s business development director Michael Poonpipat said: "As a one-stop shop for all water treatment needs, Veolia actively conducts water audits and assessments for companies around the world.

"Although it is not mandatory for manufacturers to undertake such initiatives, more and more companies globally – all leaders in their respective fields – have become increasingly receptive to implementing water assessments in their manufacturing processes."

The paper plant assessment will comprise series of consecutive studies that will be conducted over a period of twelve weeks. The studies will involve an in-depth water system audit.

Using Veolia’s Pulp & Paper industry Water Benchmark, the results will be benchmarked against other regional and global P&P companies’ scores.

The water assessment also comprises Veolia Water Impact Index (WIIX) tool that evaluates the plant’s water footprint and considers three crucial elements, including the quantity of water used, level of stress on water resources and overall quality of the water.

This assessment will allow the client to outline effective water strategies to mitigate existing water challenges such as water scarcity and the impact of water risk on the environment.

Veolia’s TCOW, which is a business intelligence methodology to monetise water risks, will be used to complete the audit.