Kraft Heinz China to use Veolia technologies

Veolia Water Technologies will install a wastewater treatment solution at Kraft Heinz China’s new soy sauce plant in Guangdong. The implementation of Veolia’s technologies at the plant will enable the multinational food manufacturer to meet stringent national and provincial discharge standards.

An American food company formed by the merger of Kraft Foods Group and Heinz in 2015, Kraft Heinz is the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world. The new Kraft Heinz Yangjiang food factory in Guangdong covers an area of over 13 hectares, and will produce about 125,000 tonnes of soy sauce per year.

The AnoxKaldnes™ MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) technology is based on the biofilm principle and is used for biological wastewater treatment. Microorganisms grow on small specially designed plastic carriers that are kept suspended in a reactor. 

“This project is a testament to the quality of Veolia’s wastewater treatment solutions and it reaffirms Veolia’s leading position as a water and wastewater solutions provider,” shared James PENG, managing director, Solutions China, Veolia Water Technologies. “By combining our technologies and our knowledge of local discharge limits, Veolia is able to help Kraft Heinz mitigate wastewater challenges in an increasingly environmentally conscious market.”

Veolia will provide its AnoxKaldnes Biological Activated Sludge™ (BAS) solution in the Kraft Heinz Yangjiang factory. Optimally designed to provide a volumetric loading capacity that is up to three times higher than conventional activated sludge, the BAS™ biological wastewater treatment solution is a combination of Veolia’s compact AnoxKaldnes™ Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and activated sludge processes. This will allow Kraft Heinz to cope with an overall higher organic load than conventional activated sludge processes, while requiring a relatively small footprint.

Apart from the AnoxKaldnes BAS™ solution, the wastewater treatment plant will also be equipped with a Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) clarifier system for total phosphorous removal and biological sludge separation.

Mr. Peng concluded, “As Veolia continues to expand its presence in Asia, we are confident that our robust solutions and long-term focused customer service will continue to benefit customers across various industries. With a competent and strong professional team providing local support in China, we are excited about future growth opportunities here.”