Paques develops and produces cost-effective water and gas purification systems using innovative biotechnology. These systems offer industries and municipalities added value, such as: the re-use of and savings on water, the generation of energy and the reclamation of valuable substances from the wastewater. Paques’ clients combine economic progress and environmental responsibility.

Paques technologies

Paques’ solutions are applied all over the world in the most diverse sectors, varying from the water industry, the mining and metals industry to the chemical and petrochemical, fermentation and the pharmaceutical industries. Paques has a strong position in the brewing and food industries and in the paper sector. Paques offers its clients (industrial) purification processes both as standardised plants or tailor-made solutions.

The environmental impact of Paques’ technologies: facts & figures

Even though the Paques’ technologies are mainly built on economic grounds, significant environmental advantages are reached with the Paques reference base, such as:

• Pollution reduction
  Daily 9 million kg of organic pollution treated with Anaerobic BIOPAQ® installations of Paques.
• CO2-emission reduction
  A staggering 3.2 Mt CO2 reduction, equaling 25% of the reduction commitment of the Netherlands according to the Kyoto treaty.
• Green energy production
  Sufficient energy production to meet the natural gas requirements of a city with 1.4 million inhabitants, two times a city like Amsterdam.
• SO2-emission reduction
  Yearly, 36.5 million kg SO2 is prevented from being emitted into air, comparing to 75% of the emission limit for the Netherlands conform the Kyoto protocol.

Worldwide

Paques has built up an extensive international network. In more than forty countries, professional partners and licensees are ensuring that our knowledge and technology are available internationally. Paques has become an established name in the field of biological industrial purification. Our network of licensees is supported from our offices in Balk (the Netherlands) and Shanghai.