Mexican ceramic industry giant invests in airborne water recovery to save nearly half of plant’s total water
Grupo Lamosa, one of the largest ceramics producers of the world, has purchased a system for recycling of airborne wastewater from Swedish water innovation company Drupps to be installed at one of its production plants in Peru, to achieve sustainability ambitions by increasing water efficiency and to ensure the plant's long term operational viability.
Grupo Lamosa, one of the largest ceramics producers of the world, has purchased a full-scale Drupps Vapor system for recovery of water from airborne wastewater, to be installed at one of its ceramic tiles production plants in Peru.
The Drupps system will be recovering up to 25,000 tonnes of water per year from exhaust gasses in the production process, meaning that around 40% of the water used in the production can be recovered. The installation can be extended further to recycle another 40% of the plant’s total water.
The main purpose of the installation is to help the plant mitigate water scarcity issues by significantly reducing production's net water use, while maintaining output at full speed.
"This is an important step for us in our ambition to increase efficiency across our operations, and to ensure the long term viability of our sites in the face of water scarcity, while simultaneously taking important steps toward our sustainability goals and protecting communities where we are present", says Domenico Casaretto, Country Manager Cerámica San Lorenzo, a subsidiary company at Grupo Lamosa.
"Lamosa's purchase of a Drupps system for recovering industrial airborne wastewater is a key milestone for us because it proves that the industry sees strong business logic in making proactive investments in water efficiency to create resilience to the impacts of water scarcity, and to ensure long term viability for sites in places struggling with water scarcity. We are truly excited to work with Grupo Lamosa on their journey to further improve their circularity”, says Mikael Nolborg, CEO at Drupps.
The system is planned to be installed and commissioned during the second half of 2024.
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For more info about this story please contact Jonas Wamstad (CMO at Drupps) via phone +46-708-671138 or email jonas.wamstad@drupps.com
About Grupo Lamosa
Grupo Lamosa is a leading Mexican company that produces and markets ceramic tiles, adhesives, insulation and lightening materials. The group has more than 50 production sites in 9 countries, with net sales of €1,670M (2022). The growth and expansion strategy that the company has implemented in recent years has positioned it as one of the world’s main benchmarks in the ceramics industry. More info: https://grupolamosa.com/
About Drupps
Drupps is a Swedish water technology developer and provider for recycling of industrial airborne wastewater. The company helps customers profitably reclaim water and energy from airborne outlets to improve efficiency and minimize operational risk, while reducing CO₂ emission and air pollution. More info: https://drupps.com
Jonas Wamstad, CMO, +46-708-671138, jonas.wamstad@drupps.com
Drupps is a technology developer and provider for recycling of industrial airborne wastewater. The company helps customers profitably reclaim water and energy from airborne outlets to improve efficiency and minimize operational risk, while reducing CO₂ emission and air pollution. More info: https://drupps.com
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