Univar Solutions and Novozymes to provide biological solutions for waste and wastewater treatment

“This partnership will help Novozymes expand our reach within the water industry through Univar Solutions’ vast network of dedicated industry experts – and Univar Solutions has really done an outstanding job developing their team and network of customers and relationships,” adds Brian Brazeau, Novozymes’ President for North America and vice president, Agricultural & Industrial Biosolutions, Americas. “With biology and biotechnology increasingly recognized as catalyst for the next industrial revolution, this partnership will help kick-start a fundamental shift toward more sustainable, biological solutions also in the water and waste industries.”

The new agreement reinforces Univar Solutions’ ability to service municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants, providing bioaugmentation, biogas and sludge management enzymatic and microbial treatment solutions. Novozymes’ biological solutions in enzyme- and microbial technology catalyze key processes, transforming, for instance, dissolved organic matter in wastewater into a biomass that can be separated from the treated wastewater and safely disposed. The advanced biotechnology allows for biological solutions to traditional water and waste-treatment challenges such as sludge management, degradation of recalcitration compounds and biogas generation.

Univar Solutions is a leading wastewater treatment provider in the United States and Canada, with an expansive product portfolio and an experienced team of experts who provide specialized market expertise, technical assistance and tailored solutions for all waste and wastewater management stages. Novozymes’ biotechnology helps users implement more sustainable wastewater treatment systems. Examples include biological solutions, such as BioSpikes 5000, that help reduce dredging costs and improve wastewater lagoon capacity and BG Max 3000, which enhances anaerobic digestion to help increase biogas yield, reduce solids generation, and support healthy digester operation. These products allow customers to shift their operations to be more sustainable, reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, and assist them in producing cleaner water. Learn more at www.UnivarSolutions.com/Suppliers/Novozymes.