Trade in Environmental Services and Technologies
ProjectThe main purpose of the project was to assist private industries in India in adopting environmentally sound practices while promoting sustainable linkages between US and Indian firms. SHELADIA assisted the prime contractor to expedite Indo-US business ventures, organize trade and investment tours and strengthen Indo-US information networks on US environmental technologies in demand in India.
Brief Description of Services Provided
SHELADIA assessed the leading American technologies for dealing with metal removal and recovery and identified vendors of environmental services and technologies with an active interest in business linkages with India. The report responded to the study of the needs. The electroplating industry was a key target. The clients were particularly interested in package plants for treating industrial wastes. Metals of interest included nickel, cadmium, copper, chromium and zinc, with gold and silver being of a lower priority. Investigation of detoxification processes for cyanide was needed.
SHELADIA also assessed the leading American technologies for dealing with sludge dewatering and identified vendors of environmental services and technologies with an active interest in business linkages with India. Companies who are technological leaders in the particular application were contacted and interviewed as to their special comparative advantage (e.g., large versus small applications, or special applications versus low cost routine uses). To meet conditions in India, it was determined that equipment should require relatively low amounts of chemical additives as these are costly and often a further source of pollution. In addition, the ideal equipment would have a lower power requirement; thereby lowering operating costs as well as reducing pollution.