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Dutch multinational is requesting for a technology toolbox and strategies for effluent-free chemical sites in 5 years

Country of Origin: Netherlands
Reference Number: TRNL20170703001
Publication Date: 3 July 2017

Summary

A Dutch globally active producer of coatings, paints and specialty chemicals aims at reducing their environmental footprint across the value chain. The company is looking for a toolbox of technologies that can reduce chemical oxygen demand (COD) and high salt concentration in both water treatment and water recycling  in order to establish effluent-free chemical sites. Cooperation with partners would be in the frame of a research cooperation agreement or a technical cooperation agreement.

Description

The Dutch company is a leading global paints and coatings company and major producer of specialty chemicals.

It is without any doubt that these production processes are a burden for the environment and especially that of clean water. It is for that reason that the company propagates and strongly keeps an ambitious sustainability agenda, which is crucial for the future success of the company, the society and the planet.

The company’s sustainability strategy is supported by three pillars:

1.	Sustainable business, 

2.	Capable, engaged people and 

3.	Resource efficiency - reducing the environmental footprint across the value chain and increasing the use of renewable materials to create more value from fewer resources.

Regarding to the resource efficiency, the recycling and the removal the chemical oxygen demand  (COD) and high salt concentration in water treatment is eminent.  The corporate responsibility towards the quality of water will increasingly become a critical driver of their business success and growth and it is envisioned by the company to manufacture their products without wastewater in 5 years. When successful, they could make a significant contribution to a more sustainable world. 

In order to fulfil this need the company is looking for effective and creative solutions to reduce COD and high salt concentration in both water treatment and water recycling on site. The company is aware of the fact that they are only able to solve this problem by working together. In collaboration the company would like to purchase a variety of technologies and create an effective toolbox of solutions to help eliminate wastewater.

Cooperation is sought with partners skilled to reduce COD and high salt concentration in both water treatment and water recycling in the frame of a research- or a technical cooperation agreement.



This technology request is an innovation challenge and is published on an open innovation

platform until July 15th. If an organisation does express interest in cooperation with this firm

before that date, it will be guided towards this open innovation platform on which one can get in

touch via a chat function with the company. Mind that posts on this platform are not confidential.

Beside open discussions on the platform, sharing of confidential information will be made

possible on demand. After that, the firm will select the SME's with whom they would like to

cooperate in the development of a solution.



Once the challenge is closed, EOI's for this technology request will be treated in the traditional

way.

Expertise sought

Expertise and technologies to reduce COD and high salt concentration in both water treatment and water recycling on site

Stage Of Development

Concept stage

Requested partner

Type of partners: SME’s with a focus on sustainability and active in developing new technologies for water treatment and water recycling and especially regarding the removal of COD and high salt concentration.

Role of partners: 

-	carrying out research together with the company under a research cooperation agreement.

-	developing technological applications together with the company under a technical cooperation agreement.