Life Sciences

Veolia develops bespoke solutions and services of shared synergies across water, waste and energy for Life Sciences Clients in Africa, to support their journey of ecological transformation.
Life Sciences

➊ Industry introduction

Understanding the Imperatives 

The Life Sciences industry uses up to 23% of the world’s water supply, demonstrating the heavy reliance that the industry has on water, and making this industry vulnerable to the effects of water-related climate risks. The potential financial impact of water risks is reported to be an estimated 38% higher than the cost of addressing them, and as this industry requires varying degrees of water purity, it is imperative to apply circular economy principles in wastewater treatment.


Veolia’s solutions for the Life Sciences Industry 

Solutions developed by Veolia for the Life Sciences industry are customized to meet the unique challenges experienced by Clients. It includes analyzing the complete water cycle to determine treatment methods that meet the varying grades of water quality, optimize water recycle, and in particular, ensure quality compliance. 

As a wide range of raw materials are used in production, a number of waste streams with different characteristics are generated. Veolia investigates greener waste treatment solutions, including valorisation and solvent regeneration.


Veolia comprehensive approach 

Operating at the highest level of compliance from research and development through to final manufacturing, Veolia helps the Life Sciences industry combine profitability and environmental sustainability. 

Veolia offers complete Total Water, Waste, and Utility management through solutions including supply of technologies and associated equipments as well as their operation & maintenance to provide value for money services.

With Veolia, our clients have access to global resources specializing in Life Sciences. Our center of excellence shares best practices from more than 400 applications globally. 

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Solutions

Water Reuse

  • Wastewater treatment for recycle within the production facility 
  • Complete Water -and Utilities Management, allowing for cor business focus

Decarbonization

  • Innovative/High recovery systems to reduce energy usage 
  • Chillers management 
  • Cooling towers management Compressors / Bulk Air Cooling management 
  • Refurbishment, Upgrade or replacement of dated equipment to minimize/reduce Carbon Footprint

Waste management

  • On-site / Off-site waste management, sorting and recycling 
  • Waste valorisation (incl. Solvent Recovery) 
  • Investigating waste treatment solutions
  • Transportation 
  • Landfill / Hazardous waste disposal

Case studies

Africa / Near & Middle East 
› Unilever South Africa
› Procter & Gamble UK

Other geographies
› Servier Arklow Ireland
› Novartis Switzerland


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Customer Benefits

Increase cost savings, maintained through consistent process audits

Reduce energy bills and carbon footprint

Improve water recovery & overall yield, to deliver consistent water supply & enable by-product recovery

Ensure measurement of environmental impact & compliance with regulations

Enable flexibility & performance stability, enabling resilience in a volatile market

Increase your attractiveness and brand image, secure your reputation

Unlocking your sustainable growth potential in Africa

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