Programme watercircle.be - essenscia - VMx - Fevia
Sustainable water management in the food and chemicals sectors
(In Dutch unless otherwise indicated)
(In Dutch unless otherwise indicated)
An Maes – essenscia
Raschad Al-Khafaji – Food and Agriculture Org. (FAO) of the UN
Liesje De Schamphelaire – Fevia
Ward Ooms – Puratos
Water project production site Puratos Lummen: Alternative water supply in the food industry by locally purifying groundwater and used process water to reach the desired water quality targets. Practical experience from the food industry regarding project management and environmental permit application.
Jord Van Wassenhove – PepsiCo
For PepsiCo, sustainable water use throughout the value chain is an absolute top priority in the fight against increasing drought. In potato cultivation, for example, we conduct research into specific, drought-resistant potato varieties and optimise irrigation. Moreover, as the PepsiCo crisps factory in Veurne is in a region sensitive to water scarcity, we have rolled out a multi-year plan to use 8 times less tap water by 2030.
Henk van de Hyde – Danone
Structured approach to water sustainability. Understand how water is used in your process and create smart key performance indicators to manage this precious resource, bring everyone on the journey with you to create a more efficient and sustainable operation.
Dominique Hamerlinck – Alpro
Wout Sterkens- Total Energies Schoten
Total Energies Schoten invested in a demineralized water installation, in which it was necessary to combat biofilm formation without increasing the chemical footprint. It was ultimately possible to accomplish the project by delaying bacterial growth using a minor physical intervention and reduce the use of acids by a factor of 4.
Hugo Desmet & Kristof Van Acker – Witteveen+Bos
Denis Reydams - Industry Manager Water/Wastewater, Endress+Hauser Belgium & Luxembourg