Veolia (Paris, France) and Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium), via their subsidiary Resolest, a specialist in the recycling of industrial fluegas treatment residues, inaugurated a new unit increasing capacity of the Rosières-aux-Salines site in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54).
In line with the momentum initiated in 2024, this operation marks a major step in Resolest’s development, which will be able to process and recover up to 50% more fluegas treatment residues per year.
Committed for over 20 years to building a more sustainable and circular industry at a regional level, the Rosières-aux-Salines site recovers the salt contained in the flue gas treatment residues obtained after the use of sodium bicarbonate. The salt is extracted in the form of purified brine, which then enters into the production of sodium carbonate by Solvay Dombasle’s facilities in France. Through this virtuous local loop, based on the innovation and know-how of Solvay and Veolia, waste is transformed into alternative resources, thereby enabling the preservation of natural materials.
The inauguration ceremony for this new unit took place with the support of Senator Jean-François Husson, and in the presence of MP Thibault Bazin, Mr. Philippe Jonquet, Mayor of Rosières-aux-Salines, Mr. David Fischer, President of the Syndicat Sel et Vermois and Mayor of Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Mr. Jean-François Nogrette, Director of Veolia France Zone and Special Waste Europe, Mr. Jean-Michel Frada, Director of Resolest, and Mr. Étienne Galan, President of Solvay Soda Ash & Derivatives, as well as institutional, industrial, and academic partners.