Tenaris recently completed the installation and commissioning of a new water filtration system, intended to increase the state-of-the-art seamless pipe facility’s 95% water recycling rate. An $8 million USD investment, the system processes 8,000 to 9,000 gallons of water per minute from the facility’s hot rolling mill and is designed to improve water quality and reduce use, while extending the life of equipment and improving overall product quality.
“As part of our commitment to Matagorda County, we do our best to protect the natural resources surrounding our plant, with a special consideration for those we utilize in our manufacturing process, like water,” Guillermo Moreno, Tenaris US President, said. “We see this not only as a future investment for our facility in Bay City, but also one that stands to benefit the local community and its residents.”
Water from the hot rolling mill process is first sent to a scale pit, where large particles separate from the water and are removed by a crane. The new system then applies hydro cyclone technology to remove smaller particles, using a vortex process without moving parts, improving filtration efficiency. Finally, the small particles are sent to a filter press to extract as much water as possible before the sediments are disposed of.
Tenaris’s Bay City facility is the first pipe manufacturing facility in the US to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification, a globally recognized green building rating system that verifies buildings are designed, constructed, and operated to be healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving, focusing on sustainability in areas like energy, water, materials, and indoor air quality.
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