The 4.7-million-euro investment is a commitment to sustainable development made by Henkel’s business and production operations. The purpose of the state-of-the-art technology is to clean the industrial wastewater the site produces and rid it of surfactants and grease, lowering the chemical oxygen demand. The treatment plant cleans up to 450 m³ of water per day, or 19 m³/h and reduces the waste load up to 90%, so the water can go to the municipal wastewater treatment plant.
The Director of Henkel Maribor, Christof Vollstedt stated during the opening ceremony that the facility continuously works on developing more intelligent processes in order to manufacture high quality products, following the desires of customers and ensuring clear evidence of sustainability throughout the entire value chain. “The new waste water plant reflects Henkel’s strong commitment to its own sustainability strategy”, he further mentioned. “With the same diligence for sustainability, we live up to the expectation of our social responsibility in this region as one of the biggest employers around. More than 700 women and men are working for Henkel Maribor d.o.o. in production areas and competence centers for microbiology, material planning, packaging development, and research and development. Investing in this technology”, said Christof Vollstedt, “demonstrates Henkel’s dedication to providing now, and also in the future, products with superior quality and value from Maribor”.
Henkel je v svetu prisoten z vodilnimi blagovnimi znamkami in tehnologijami s poslovnimi enotami: Henkel Adhesive Technologies ter Henkel Consumer Brands.

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