Capacity Extension of Leading French Ultrafiltration Membrane Manufacturer’s Plant Enters Phase 2
2023. 10. 16.
By investing nearly EUR 30 million the French Veolia Group is further strengthening its Hungarian presence. Phase 2 of the development marks the installation of new manufacturing technology of the company’s ultrafiltration membrane plant which was now celebrated at the Oroszlány site. The project creates 85 new jobs.
Paris-based Veolia has recently merged with the world’s largest privately owned water and waste management company, Suez, and it is dynamically ramping up production capacities in Hungary. The company that produces water and waste water filtration membranes first set up a new hall and a storage facility in Oroszlány, 80 km west from Budapest. Now the development entered its latest phase where manufacturing technology was installed.
The current capacity extension of 30% is justified by positive market trends, as evidenced by the global growth rate of the segment amounting to 8% between 2016 and 2022. The investment is to propel the plant to become one of the largest ultrafiltration membrane plants in Europe.
The technology is suitable to filter and purify water and waste water extensively – a key feature that will be in ever higher demand in the age of climate change.
Veolia’s goals are supported by an R&D department at the Hungarian site that is meant to be a showcase plant. Up to 30 chemists are engaged to ensure that the facility delivers the highest possible quality to serve both retail and industrial partners.
The project is not fully completed yet as the expansion of a sewage treatment facility is also underway.
