Lenzing AG Invests £20m In A State-Of-The-Art Wastewater Treatment At Its Lyocell Fibre Site In Grimsby UK
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The Austrian fibre producer Lenzing AG continues to invest in sustainability projects.
On Monday, the company announced that it will build a new wastewater treatment plant at its Lyocell factory in Grimsby, UK, for the equivalent of around 23 million euros.
The investment is part of the company's plans to reduce wastewater emissions by 2022.
Once it has implemented this project, Lenzing will have biological wastewater treatment plants that meet the best available techniques (BAT) quality standard at all its production sites.
The plant design, which will employ a new technology developed as part of a research project, is fully aligned with the UK regulator and supported by the local authorities.
"This is a huge step forward in delivering the overall Lenzing strategic goals and a milestone in our long- term plan to give the Grimsby site a solid platform for sustainable growth", says Phil Munson, Director Operations Lyocell Grimsby at Lenzing.
The site's current wastewater situation complies fully with the EU Water Framework Directive as well as all local laws and regulations.
Phil Munson, also said in a statement.. "In addition to the modernization of the wastewater treatment plant at the Purwakarta site (Indonesia), the implementation of the new plant in Grimsby represents another important measure to reduce Group-wide wastewater emissions by 20 percent by 2022 (starting point 2014),"
The Group explained. A "responsible use of water" is "one of the core areas of Lenzing's sustainability strategy". With the implementation of the project in Grimsby, the company will have "biological wastewater treatment plants at all production sites according to the quality standard of the best available technology,"
"Lenzing has set itself concrete sustainability goals for the most important challenges in each of its strategic core areas and we are pursuing them in a very disciplined manner," emphasized CEO Stefan Doboczky in a statement. "Lenzing thus also impressively documents that economic performance and corporate responsibility are not opposites, but rather enable synergies."
About Lenzing AG
For 80 years now, we have been looking beyond fiber.
With wood as our natural resource, Lenzing’s solutions are as inventive as they are effective when it comes to caring for our partners’ success, our planet’s protection and people’s needs in everyday life.
Dedicating our ability, ambition and passion to the development of fibers for industry, brands and retailers - in sectors like fashion, beauty care, cleaning and hygiene - we provide more than just the best products.
The trust that so many partners and consumers put in Lenzing is earned by our stunningly innovative, exciting solutions that bring sustainable improvement to people’s lives.
The drive to make a difference is what differentiates us from others. It offers a meaningful purpose; therefore, we can attract the brightest minds to work at Lenzing.
Our credo to fairness and trustful relationships makes us the preferred B2B partner in our industry.
Relentless in our pursuit of excellence, our ambition always pushes us to go the extra mile.
We search curiously and courageously for value-adding innovations and ground-breaking solutions.
