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Driven by the aim to attain water sustainability and reduce its consumption and pollution, the chemical production unit of UFlex situated in Noida is now a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) facility. ZLD is a strategic waste water management system that ensures that there is no discharge of industrial wastewater into the environment, which is why UFlex has proactively adopted this technology to significantly reduce their freshwater consumption by recognising the importance of wastewater purification and recycling. The chemical plant that has adopted ZLD technology has started saving close to 20 kilos of water per day.

UFlex’ Chemicals business develops eco-friendly, sustainable, and food-safe compliant inks, adhesives, coatings, and biodegradable packaging solutions such as primers, barrier, gloss, and heat-seal coatings that are ecologically conscious with a lower carbon footprint. While UFlex has been making a conscious effort to reduce the use of water while developing these solutions, with the implementation of the ZLD technique, the plant has ensured that no liquid waste is eliminated and it maximises water usage efficiency.

Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). The chemical plant uses a 100 percent supply of effluent-treated water from Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP). It is subsequently treated through a combination of technologies like Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR), Reverse Osmosis (RO), and Agitated Thin Film Dryer (AFTD). The permeate of good quality water, from which the final product is derived, is thus re-used in boiler feed, cooling tower makeup water, and fume hoods without being discharged into the municipal sewer, thereby putting the discarded water back to use. The rejected water is converted to solid waste residue via an evaporation process, which is in turn discarded as hazardous waste (as per the regulatory norms).

Expressing gratitude on new development, Rajesh Bhasin, Joint President, Chemicals Business at UFlex, commented, “At UFlex Chemicals, we are proud to announce that our Noida Production has achieved the status of a Zero Liquid Discharge facility. We have adopted this technology to contribute positively to the environment by considerably reusing and recycling waste water in order to save groundwater consumption. This is a big step for us in reducing our overall water consumption and ensuring that wastewater does not get discarded into the environment. We are working hard to follow the circular economy model at our facility and systematically implement measures that are environmentally conscious so that we can conserve our natural resources for the future. Progressing further, we look forward to implementing the ZLD technology in our other production facilities as well, in order to contribute towards a sustainable future. “

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