Cleaning up contaminated soils

The new installation Liège soil valorisation centre of Envisan, environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, will allow the Belgian market to take advantage of a circular solution which is great news for the environment.

During the physical-chemical cleaning process, contaminated soils and dewatered sediments are processed and cleaned with different types of pollutants.

Circular solution

Envisan has been operating the at the 3.5 hectare site in the Ile Monsin port area since 2016 in the heart of Liège.

With a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year, the centre focuses on civil and environmental projects within Jan De Nul Group, on companies from the construction sector located near Liège and on industry beyond provincial and national borders.

The centre also serves neighbouring countries, Luxembourg and France, which are part of the target group thanks to the trimodal accessibility of Liège.

Envisan operates a geographically dispersed network of soil and sediment treatment centres in Belgium and France.

It has made a name for itself over the years for striving ahead with innovative new pollution busting projects, including the launch of an innovative “vacuum cleaner” to remove plastic from a nature reserve in the Port of Antwerp back in September 2020.

Its parent group, Jan De Nul Group remediates and redevelops polluted sites by combining civil engineering, hydrogeology and environmental technology.

The company also dredges and treats polluted ­sediments from ports, canals and waterways.