Coca-Cola Andina Chile is part of Coca-Cola Andina, one of Latin America’s leading beverage bottlers, with more than seven decades of experience in the production, marketing, and distribution of beverages under license from The Coca-Cola Company.
The company operates in several countries in the region and serves millions of consumers, supported by a robust industrial and logistics network. In Chile, Coca-Cola Andina conducts its business in accordance with strict standards of quality, food safety, and sustainability, with a strong commitment to responsible water management, a key resource for its production process.
This approach leads the company to seek technological solutions that ensure the water self-sufficiency, operational efficiency, and a reduction in the environmental impact of its industrial plants.
Location: Chile
The industrial plant had own well water for beverage production, but it had very high concentrations of arsenic, which prevented its use in accordance with the standards required for food use.
As a result, the company was forced to resort to municipal water supply, generating:
The challenge was to restore the use of well water, ensuring water quality for production and minimizing the environmental impact of the process.
After a comprehensive study by the technical team at AZUD and validation through a pilot plant, a system was designed and implemented containerized solution specifically designed for arsenic removal.
The final solution provided by AZUD consists of five containers, incorporating a treatment regimen based on:
The system rejection, approximately one 3% of the treated flow rate, leads to a system of decantation, where the arsenic precipitates completely. The supernatant water is recovered and returned to the process, resulting in a system of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).
Thanks to the solution we implemented:
