Chile seawater desalination to grow 156% – Chile Cochilco analyst Camila Montes said desalination use would grow most in the drier northern parts of the country, forecasting 65% usage in Antofagasta, 60% in Tarapaca, 42% in Atacama and 25% in Coquimbo. Some 90% of the desalinated seawater will be used in the processing of copper sulphide ores for the production of copper concentrates. The addition of seawater desalination to a large-scale project adds at least a billion dollars to project capex, up to over $3 billion for a massive […] Chile seawater desalination to grow 156% – ChileHIWI042020-01-27T20:11:36+01:00
ArcelorMittal to build its first ever desalination plant in Brazil – Sao Paulo – Brazil SAO PAULO (Reuters) – ArcelorMittal SA (MT.AS), the world’s largest steelmaker, is set to build its first-ever desalination unit in Brazil to handle unforeseen water needs at its plant in the eastern state of EspĂrito Santo, senior company executives said in an interview on Friday. The unit is aimed at lessening the company’s dependence on state water utility company Cesan and avoiding production cuts at times of water crises as the state suffered in 2015 and 2016, said Jorge Beriberi, president of operations at […] ArcelorMittal to build its first ever desalination plant in Brazil – Sao Paulo – BrazilHIWI042019-01-19T11:15:18+01:00
Latin America’s largest desalination plant – Atacama – Chile A project to build the largest seawater desalination plant in Latin America has been approved by the Chilean Environmental Assessment Commission. The plant will be constructed in the Atacama region of northern Chile at a cost of about US$500 million and it will have the capacity to process up to 2,630 litres of water per second. It will also have its own source of solar energy (100MW), a substation and a 600,000m3-capacity water reservoir. (LINK). Latin America’s largest desalination plant – Atacama – ChileHIWI042018-10-08T21:05:30+02:00
Chilean environmental authority approves largest desalination plant in Latin America – Chile – South America The environmental authority in Chile approved after more than a year of evaluation, the development of the largest desalination plant in Latin America, with an initial investment of about $500 million. Trends Industrial’s ENAPAC project will desalinate sea water for industrial clients in the Atacama desert and mining region in the north of the country, with a maximum capacity of 2,630 liters of water per second. (LINK). Chilean environmental authority approves largest desalination plant in Latin America – Chile – South AmericaHIWI042018-09-28T09:48:49+02:00