BESIX Sanotec Wastewater Treatment Plants and Sludge Treatment Installations

BESIX Group is the largest Belgian construction group, a conglomerate of companies active in the construction, engineering, environmental, real estate and concession sectors. The Group was founded in 1909 and since then has known impressive and regular growth. BESIX Sanotec, the environmental subsidiary of the Group, is specialised in the design, construction and commissioning of wastewater treatment plants and sludge treatment installations. It also provides solutions for drinking water production.

For several years BESIX Sanotec has been active as an EPC contractor in the water treatment industry. It succeeded in its strategy of expanding in the private sector, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries as well as in the public sector.

BESIX Sanotec is active in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

EPC, operation and maintenance services for wastewater treatment plants

Today BESIX Sanotec expertise is shown in several ongoing projects. For instance, the two new design and build wastewater treatment plants of Al Wathba in Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Allahamah in Al Ain (UAE) with a combined capacity of 430,000m³/day, as well as the Yas Island Pumping Station in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Besides its EPC label, BESIX Sanotec has positioned itself as a long-term partner in its relations with clients by operating and maintaining the plants they have constructed. This is the case for the 85,000m³/day TDF wastewater treatment plant in the emirate of Sharjah.

Another example is the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) with the O&M of both plants at Wathba and Allahamah where BESIX Sanotec, in partnership with Veolia, will operate and maintain the facilities for a period of 22.5 years.

Dedicated EPC activities for the oil and petrochemical industry

In recent years BESIX Sanotec experienced an increased demand in engineering and construction activities for the petrochemical sector. The experience of prior EPC contracts in the pharmaceutical and petrochemical industry enables BESIX Sanotec to answer to the demand of high technical and quality standards for this type of project.

The large engineering contracts for new projects in the petrochemical sector are, without exception, conducted by a group of well-established engineering firms, including Technip, Halcrow, Jacobs Engineering and Bechtel, to name a few. These projects are particular in their non-geographically dominated demand for quality and risk assessment (e.g. HAZOP, FEED study, ISO certification, VCA, etc.)

The fact that BESIX Sanotec can meet these high standards in combination with a proven track record within the petrochemical industry makes us a partner for these engineering firms with an undeniable added value.

FEED studies for oil and petrochemical industry projects

A front to end engineering design (FEED) study is used to analyse the various technical options for new installations with the objective to define the facilities required. In these projects, a full FEED study contains detailed information regarding engineering, construction, health, safety and the environment. In certain projects BESIX Sanotec has performed pilot-tests on a lab scale as well as on an industrial scale to validate technical and process designs.