SAIC Motor-CP Successfully Reduces Water Usage by up to 20%

Earlier this year, WHA Group issued an appeal to its industrial estate customers to join efforts to reduce water consumption. This initiative, called “WHA Water Conservation Plan among Customers,” is in line with the water saving project prepared by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and the Federation of Thai Industries to reduce water consumption by 10% or more from January to June this year.

In response, SAIC Motor-CP, the first manufacturing joint-venture between Thailand (CP) and China (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) in the automotive sector, reacted quickly by setting up a dedicated team to study and implement ways to help conserve water.

After carefully examining the situation, the team identified the 5 main water consumption areas at its plant located in WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 2 (WHA ESIE 2).

For instance, the team decided that machines would be cleaned as needed, instead of automatically cleaning all equipment on a weekly basis. It also installed an online monitoring system for the factory’s water meters, providing real-time information and an overview of the water situation in the area, for better water saving procedures.

The results have been impressive, with up to 20% reduction in water consumption in January and February. Inspired by its success, the team targets to install by April a reverse osmosis brine system that will enable the recycling of wastewater to irrigate the facility's green areas. Moreover, SAIC Motor-CP has been coordinating with WHA Industrial Development (WHAID) and WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP) to use water from their reusable water pond located at WHA ESIE 2.

With simple water saving solutions, SAIC Motor-CP, a major water consumer in WHA's industrial estates, is doing its share to help face the dwindling water supplies, until the rainy season starts in July. WHA Group is confident that SAIC Motor-CP's efforts will inspire other industrial customers to adopt water management best practices for the benefit and in the best interest of all.

Meanwhile, another WHA industrial estate located in the EEC made a significant achievement at the end of January. WHA Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut), with the cooperation of its customers, became the first in Rayong province to effectively reduce its water consumption by 10% at the end of January 2020, following the WHA Plan that advocates the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

WHA Group's staff and customers are more than happy to help protect our country's precious water supplies and keep the environment healthy.