German Companies Partner on Turnkey Wastewater Treatment Solutions

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The international engineering and consulting company DMT GmbH und Co. KG (Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) announces it recently signed a strategic cooperation with Mutag (Chemnitz, Germany), a leading specialist in the field of biological wastewater treatment. The aim of the cooperation is to jointly implement turnkey wastewater treatment projects for the industrial sector worldwide.

The companies intend to create more efficient processes, save costs and pool resources to position themselves sustainably in the market for large orders, particularly from companies in the steel industry, the chemical and petrochemical industries, as well as the paper and food industries.

Christian Heiermann, who is responsible for EPC and EPCM in plant construction at DMT, explains, “The treatment of wastewater consists of several individual steps in engineering, so it makes sense to combine the synergies of the two companies in order to map all the steps.” While Mutag specializes mainly in the area of design and basic engineering, DMT can help to implement turnkey projects and plants for wastewater treatment. In addition, Mutag contributes its own developments, such as the Mutag BioChip MBBR carrier media, which reportedly enables savings in investment and operating costs.

DMT’s Umalan Gogilan adds, “Gas processing is one of DMT's strengths. For example, we have currently developed a process to make the purification of coke-oven gas even more resource-conserving and energy-friendly. As soon as ancillary recovery plants are operated, there is always the task of treating the wastewater. Our clients have often brought Mutag on board for this.”

The companies are reportedly working on a feasibility study for a company in Canada and a proposal for a major project in Turkey.