Turku, June 20, 2022 – Flootech, a leading provider of water treatment solutions, is pleased to announce the delivery of a process technology package for a water treatment plant to Terrafame´s battery chemicals plant, in Sotkamo, Finland.
Terrafame’s battery chemicals plant in Sotkamo, Finland had its inauguration ceremony last Thursday. Flootech supply included in a chemically purified water treatment system and a demineralisation plant for battery chemicals plant. The water treatment plants include solutions based on technologies developed by Flootech, such as FlooDaf® Microflotation, FlooSand™ Sand Filtration, FlooIX™ Ion-exchange and FlooRO™ Reverse Osmosis technologies. The water treatment plants produce very high-quality process water and salt-free water that will help to ensure the high operational reliability and production efficiency in one of the world’s largest production lines for battery chemicals. Flootech does its part to help Terrafame to move forward with the implementation of its mission enhancing low-carbon mobility with responsible battery chemicals, by delivering advanced and resource-efficient water treatment solutions.
About Terrafame
Terrafame enhances low-carbon mobility by supplying global battery industry with responsibly produced battery chemicals. At its industrial site in Finland, Terrafame operates one of the world's largest production lines for battery chemicals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The plant has capacity to supply nickel sulphate for about one million electric cars per year. The carbon footprint of the nickel sulphate produced by Terrafame is one of the lowest in the industry.
Terrafame's integrated production process – which begins in its own mine and ends with battery chemicals on one industrial site – is unique and energy-efficient. It provides customers with a transparent, traceable, and truly European battery chemicals production chain.
About Flootech
Flootech is a Finnish-based provider of high-end technological solutions used in water and wastewater treatment. Flootech specializes in industrial and power plant resource-efficient water, wastewater treatment and water recycling solutions to allow its customers to produce high quality process water, minimize and decrease water, energy and chemical consumption as well as environmental impact.
For further information:
Flootech Oy: CEO Mikko Siivonen, mikko.siivonen@flootech.com
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