Uflex Chemicals production unit in Noida is now a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) facility. ZLD is a strategic wastewater management system that ensures no industrial wastewater discharge into the environment. Uflex pledges to proactively adopt this technology to significantly reduce its freshwater consumption considering the importance of wastewater purification and recycling.
UFlex Chemicals claims to develop eco-friendly, sustainable and food-safe compliant inks, adhesives, coatings and biodegradable packaging such as primers, barrier, gloss and heat-seal coatings with a lower carbon footprint. With the implementation of this new technology, the plant affirms that no liquid waste is eliminated and is consciously making efforts to lower water usage while developing its products. Reportedly, the firm has started saving up to 20 kilolitres of water/day.
The newly installed facility uses a 100% supply of effluent treated water from the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). It is properly treated through a combination of technologies like Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR), Reverse Osmosis (RO), and Agitated Thin Film Dryer (AFTD).
The good quality water derived from the final product is re-used in boiler feed, fume hoods and cooling tower makeup water; without being discharged into the municipal sewer, thereby putting the discarded water back to use. Moreover, the rejected water is converted into solid waste residue via the evaporation process, discarded as hazardous waste (as per the regulatory norms).
