Water is a critical raw material in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing operations; consistent and high-quality water supplies are required for a range of operations including production, material processing and cooling. The various categories of water which need treatments as part of water management are potable water, process water; feed water for utilities, water recycling, and wastewater, water coming from byproduct treatment, water used for odor treatment, water from desalination, and water for irrigation.
It is widely used as a raw material, ingredient, and solvent in the processing, formulation, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products, APIs and intermediates, compendia articles, and analytical reagents.