# Gruppo CAP invests €500K in sludge biodrying system at Robecco plant

Gruppo CAP invested €500,000 to install a biodrying system for treatment sludge at its Robecco sul Naviglio plant in Italy. The system, launched in January 2020, reduces sludge volume by up to 70%.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-08-27
- Where: Robecco sul Naviglio, Italy, Italy
- Value: $590K (500K EUR)
- Starts operating: Jan 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,000 tons/year of dehydrated sludge treated
- Products: sludge biodrying system
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Gruppo CAP](https://endata.com/companies/49527.md)

## Sources

- [gruppocap.it](https://www.gruppocap.it/en/media-and-communication/news/treatment-sludge-biodrying-experiments-in-robecco), 2020-08-27: "With a 500,000 euro investment used to start an initial experimentation phase with the use of a biodrying module, up to 1,000 tons/year of dehydrated sludge from the sewage treatment line were treated."

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