AVK helps HBIS Group to achieve zero discharge of industrial circulating water

As one of the world’s largest steelmakers, HBIS Group Co., Ltd ("HBIS") is devoted to providing various industries with the most valuable steel material and service solutions, aiming to become the most competitive steel enterprise. HBIS has become China’s largest supplier for home appliance steel, second largest for automotive steel and the leading steel supplier for nuclear power, marine engineering, bridges and construction. Up to the end of 2019, HBIS has almost 120,000 employees, among which about 13,000 overseas employees are included. With revenue of 354.7 billion RMB and total assets of 462.1 billion RMB, HBIS has been the Global 500 for eleven consecutive years and ranks 214th in 2019.

In order to greet the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and improve the environmental quality around Beijing and Tianjin city, HBIS Group Co., Ltd ("HBIS") decided to withdraw all its steel capacity from Zhangjiakou area, and implement the project of HBIS industry upgrade and Xuangang capacity transfer in Leting Economic Development Zone of Tangshan City, that required the supporting water system to achieve zero discharge of industrial circulating water.

It is generally known that industrial water project is characterized by complex treatment process with high technology requirements. In the whole water system project, the construction of the water treatment center is a key link. It covers an area of more than 80,000 m2, with the treatment scale of 240,000 m3/h. The construction content includes water supply system, wastewater pretreatment system, desalination system, concentrated brine treatment system and supporting facilities.