Exchange between Khaled Al Mezayen, President of InovaYa and a member of the Ivorian company Dream Cosmetics.

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Ivory Coast Reuse Wastewater treatment

Bring industrial effluents into compliance and enable them to be reused in the process

Mission location

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Project dates

Sept. 2022 to Apr. 2023

Volume of water saved

15,000 cubic meters per year

Partners

ACIAA
Dream Cosmetics

InovaYa, water treatment company, water management, reuse

Background & challenges

Our partner ACIAA put us in touch with Abidjan-based Dream Cosmetics, which was looking to optimize its production process by improving the quality of its effluents. The aim of the project: to bring the effluent into line with current standards, and to provide treated water of a quality that would enable it to be reused in the production process.

This installation now makes it possible to:
- save up to 15,000 m3 of water per year (the equivalent of 6 Olympic-sized swimming pools!)
- reduce their carbon footprint in wastewater treatment by around 90% (up to 170 tonnes of CO2 per year).

Project stages and our involvement

  • Analysis and study | June 2022
    An InovaYa researcher adjusts the test parameters on a water sample.

    Plant effluent analyses and study of current regulations.

  • Unit sizing | Aug. to Sept. 2022
    Two scientists discuss a laboratory analysis report.

    Treatment unit sizing.

  • Installation and commissioning | Feb. to Apr. 2023
    Start-up of the InovaYa wastewater treatment unit by an InovaYa member and a ACIAA member.

    Installation, commissioning of the treatment unit and instruction of teams in its proper use.

  • Dream Cosmetics's industrial wastewater treatment technology enables the Reuse of its water.
  • Two InovaYa members, water treatment company, accompanied by representatives from Dream Cosmetics and ACIAA.
  • Treatment of industrial waste to enable Reuse in the Dream Cosmetics factory production process.
  • Industrial effluents from the Dream Cosmetics production process.
  • Part of the InovaYa wastewater treatment technology installed at the Dream Cosmetics plant in Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Industrial water treatment system with tank and control equipment.
  • Introduction and training on the operation of the wastewater treatment unit by InovaYa.
  • Two InovaYa members and a ACIAA member in front of the industrial waste treatment unit at the Dream Cosmetics site.
  • Location of the InovaYa and Sigma wastewater treatment unit on the Dream Cosmetics site.
Site of the Dream Cosmetics factory, an Ivorian company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of cosmetics.

Dream Cosmetics

Based in Abidjan, Dream Cosmetics is an Ivorian company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of cosmetics for melanin-rich skin. With 40 brands, 2 production sites and 8 innovations a year, it offers a wide range of skin and hair care products, fragrances and make-up, with an emphasis on natural ingredients. Recognized for the quality of its products and its accessibility, Dream Cosmetics aims to offer innovative beauty solutions across more than 30 countries. Its beauty products undergo rigorous controls from the source of raw materials to the moment they are made available to its customers.

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Exchange between Khaled Al Mezayen, President of InovaYa and a member of the Ivorian company Dream Cosmetics.

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