Kumho Petrochemical Rubber Ulsan

CHALLENGE

In December 2005, Veolia Water signed a second contract with Korea Kumho Petrochemical Corporation (KKPC) for the operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater facilities for its rubber plant on Ulsan Industrial Complex. Veolia Water Korea is expected to supply process water, cooling water, domestic water and treated wastewater for 15 years.

The diverse operation and maintenance for water and wastewater treatments must meet stringent requirements to achieve a sustainable quality. Veolia Water is also responsible for their risk management and works to prevent any disruptions in the water service.

OBJECTIVES

The expected outcome of this 15 year partnership is a significant improvement in the reliability and efficiency of water and wastewater facilities to assure continuous service meeting sustainable quality.

VEOLIA WATER'S SOLUTIONS

Improve Efficiency

• Enhancing the efficiency and reliability of process water and cooling water by optimizing the facility and applying the process re-engineering technique
• Introducing an efficient and sustainable energy saving pump operation
• Optimizing chemical dosing for cost reduction and better control of the quality of effluents
• Establishing plans to optimize of the treatment of sludge and COD wastewater

Quality and Reliability

• Installing the Water Quality Monitoring System (QMS) to monitor the water quality at every stage of the water treatment process. This system is able to control the quality of treated water and treated wastewater by monitoring the process on a real-time basis and optimizing input materials.
• Introducing automation on a certain phase of the wastewater treatment that is constantly adjusted to the influent water quality, which leads to a higher and constant quality of effluent
• Introducing the computerized Maintenance Management system (MAXO) for higher efficiency and optimization of operation costs as well as greater systems reliability
• Implementing exhaustive risk and safety assessments to identify different risks then to take action for prevention
• Implementing the Legionella audit and taking preventive actions to prevent the hygienic issue from developing in the cooling system
• Achieving integrated certifications (ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS 18001 achieved in 2008)