United Mizu Advances Sustainable Textile Processing with Smart Resource Recovery Solutions
June 01, 2026 | By Textile Sphere India
In this interaction with Textile Sphere India, Sanjay Sawant, Managing Director, United Mizu Industries Pvt. Ltd. (UMI), discusses the company’s journey, innovations in effluent treatment and resource recovery technologies, and the growing importance of sustainable water management in the textile industry. He also highlights UMI’s strategic collaboration with A.T.E. Group and the future of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) solutions in textile processing.
Company’s Journey and Its Core Areas of Expertise
Established in 2021-22 by a group of technocrat chemical engineers with expertise in heat and mass balance equipment, United Mizu Industries emerged during the challenging post-pandemic period. Instead of slowing down, the company used the disruption as an opportunity to innovate and rethink conventional approaches to industrial wastewater treatment.
One of UMI’s earliest breakthroughs was the development of a movable Mechanical Vapor Compressor Evaporator skid operating without steam — considered among the first such systems in India. This mobile system enabled the company to conduct trials directly at customer sites, helping build confidence in both the technology and the company’s engineering capabilities.
Today, UMI offers a broad portfolio of advanced wastewater treatment and resource recovery solutions, including Caustic Recovery Plants (CRP), Multi Effect Evaporators (MEE), Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporators (MVRE), and Glauber Salt Recovery Systems. The company has delivered Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) projects across industries such as textiles, semiconductors, solar, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, paints, and tyres, while also exporting solutions to markets such as Türkiye and Indonesia.
A major focus area for UMI is developing low-operating-cost technologies that support sustainability and circular economy objectives. In Türkiye, the company supplied its Intelligent Sustainable System (iSS) to Istanbul Boya, enabling direct water recovery of up to 40–45% alongside effluent treatment operations.
Current Demand and Future Outlook for Advanced Effluent Treatment Technologies
The textile sector is witnessing rapidly growing demand for advanced effluent treatment technologies due to stricter environmental regulations, water scarcity, and increasing sustainability expectations from global brands and buyers. Textile processing units are among the largest consumers of water and generators of complex wastewater, making water management a strategic necessity rather than a compliance formality.
He notes that regulatory authorities across major textile clusters are enforcing tighter discharge norms, while international buyers increasingly prefer environmentally responsible supply chain partners. As a result, textile processors are investing heavily in advanced wastewater recycling and Zero Liquid Discharge systems to reduce freshwater dependency and improve environmental performance.
UMI’s technologies are designed not only to recover water but also to recover valuable salts and chemicals from wastewater at low operating costs. The company is actively promoting its Caustic Recovery Plants, which offer payback periods as short as six months, and its iSS technology that can recover water directly from washing machines without the need for conventional ETP systems.
Launch of New Indigo Recovery System
At ITM 2026, UMI is set to launch its new Indigo Recovery System, designed to recover both water and indigo dyes for reuse in denim processing operations. Sawant believes this innovation will help textile manufacturers reduce environmental impact while simultaneously improving cost efficiency.
The company’s advanced resource recovery technologies offer several operational and sustainability benefits for textile processors. Caustic Recovery Plants help recover and reuse caustic soda from mercerising and processing operations, reducing chemical consumption and hazardous effluent discharge. Mechanical Vapour Recompression systems improve energy efficiency by recycling vapour energy generated during evaporation, significantly lowering steam and power consumption.
Similarly, Multi Effect Evaporators play a critical role in ZLD systems by concentrating high-TDS effluents while enabling water recovery through efficient thermal energy utilisation. Salt Recovery Systems are increasingly important in dyeing operations, where large volumes of salts are used and can now be recovered and reused, reducing raw material costs and environmental pollution.
Together, these technologies help textile manufacturers lower freshwater consumption, reduce wastewater discharge, minimise energy and chemical usage, improve ESG performance, and strengthen compliance with environmental norms.
UMI’s Strategic Collaboration with A.T.E. Group
A significant recent development for UMI is its cooperation agreement with A.T.E. Group to jointly offer advanced effluent treatment and resource recovery solutions to India’s textile industry. Sawant describes the collaboration as strategically important for accelerating adoption of sustainable technologies across textile clusters.
Through A.T.E. Group’s strong market presence, customer relationships, and deep understanding of textile processing technologies, UMI expects wider penetration of its solutions in areas such as water recycling, energy efficiency, and ZLD systems. The partnership will also help textile mills integrate advanced treatment technologies more effectively into existing manufacturing operations.
Energy consumption remains a major concern for textile processors, and UMI is investing heavily in technologies that improve energy efficiency while reducing operating costs. The company is focused on heat recovery, energy integration, modular system design, and scalable treatment solutions that allow mills to adopt sustainable technologies with lower capital investment.
The Future of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Solutions in Textile Processing
The future of textile wastewater treatment will be shaped by several key trends. Advanced water recycling and ZLD systems will become more widespread as textile manufacturers move towards closed-loop water management practices. Energy-efficient technologies such as MVR, CRP, and Indigo Recovery Systems will gain importance as mills seek to lower utility costs and carbon emissions.
Digitalisation and automation are also expected to transform wastewater treatment operations. Artificial intelligence, IoT-enabled sensors, and real-time monitoring systems will help treatment plants optimise performance, improve predictive maintenance, reduce chemical consumption, and lower operating costs.
Resource recovery will increasingly become central to textile sustainability strategies, with future systems designed to recover salts, dyes, chemicals, and thermal energy from wastewater streams for reuse within manufacturing processes.
Concluding the interaction, Sawant emphasises that sustainability is no longer merely a regulatory requirement but a key driver of long-term competitiveness and business resilience. He urges textile manufacturers to view wastewater treatment and resource recovery technologies not as expenses, but as strategic investments that deliver long-term operational, environmental, and commercial benefits.
According to him, textile companies that proactively adopt advanced water recycling, ZLD, and resource recovery technologies will be better positioned to reduce operational risks, meet global sustainability expectations, strengthen ESG performance, and enhance competitiveness in international markets.
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