Tanafloc Australia: Industrial Water Reuse and Carbon Value

Opportunity for

Food processors, agribusiness, irrigation and plantation operators, licensed industrial manufacturers, research partners, and selected industrial wastewater managing organisations seeking scalable, low carbon alternatives for industrial water and wastewater treatment.
Learn more and explore collaboration opportunities at the Ideas to Impact: Pitches for collaboration session, evokeAG, 2pm on 18 Feb 2026.

Opportunity description

Industry challenge

Australia’s agrifood sector relies heavily on imported, metal based coagulants for industrial water and wastewater treatment. While effective, these chemicals generate high sludge volumes, increase disposal costs, introduce residual metals into downstream environments, and carry significant embodied emissions.

At the same time, food processors must manage wastewater with elevated nutrient loads, often requiring irrigation across marginal or non agricultural land, while facing increasing regulatory scrutiny, urban encroachment, and community expectations around environmental performance.

The Australian market for water and wastewater treatment chemicals is worth several billion dollars annually, with agrifood processing accounting for a significant and growing share. Despite this demand, Australia lacks a domestic supply chain for organic, plant based coagulants. This creates exposure to import risk, supply chain disruption, and missed opportunities for regional manufacturing, waste valorisation, and carbon value creation.

This opportunity addresses these challenges by combining a proven, carbon negative organic coagulant with Australian Black Wattle cultivation, treated wastewater reuse, and licensed local manufacturing. The result is a scalable, circular model linking water treatment, agriculture, biomass, and carbon outcomes.

Current opportunity

AMPC supported trials in red meat processing wastewater have already demonstrated strong performance of an imported tannin based organic coagulant under Australian conditions. Building on this, a 12 month NSW verification trial and feasibility assessment is commencing, providing a critical, industry backed dataset to validate performance, operational suitability, and demand.

The current opportunity is to leverage this foundation to develop a broader Australian supply chain.

Partners are invited to collaborate on staged pathways including:

Industrial wastewater treatment services and validation
Agronomic assessment of growing Australian Black Wattle using treated wastewater
Plantation development and bark supply for tannin extraction
Licensed local manufacturing under agreement with Tanac, represented by Tanafloc Australia
Secondary manufacturing, renewable energy, and biomass valorisation opportunities

This staged approach prioritises near term validation and investable outcomes, followed by larger capital decisions as evidence matures. Early partners gain access to a carbon negative treatment input, strong domestic demand signals, and the ability to shape a scalable Australian model.

Heading to evokeAG? Join us at the session on Day 2 of evokeAG: Ideas to Impact: Pitches for collaboration session, 2pm on 18 Feb 2026 to learn more and explore collaboration opportunities.

Opportunity background

This opportunity is led by Tessele Consultants and Tanafloc Australia, with deep experience in water and wastewater treatment, circular economy systems, and agrifood infrastructure. Tanafloc Australia represents Tanac, the Brazilian manufacturer of tannin based coagulants produced at scale from plantation forestry and recognised as the only commercially available carbon negative coagulant.

The technology is biodegradable, metal free, and widely deployed internationally. In Australia, it has already been trialled in red meat wastewater applications, with AMPC support providing a credible, industry anchored evidence base through applied testing and upcoming verification.

The innovation lies in integrating this proven chemistry with Australian Black Wattle cultivation. Black Wattle is fast growing, fixes nitrogen, supports soil health, and provides multiple value streams including bark for coagulant production, biomass for renewable energy, and carbon sequestration. The point of difference is a whole of system approach linking water management, agriculture, and manufacturing into a single circular model.

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Potential other applications

While current trials focus on red meat processing, the opportunity is relevant across:

Pork, poultry, dairy, food and beverage manufacturing, and brewing
Municipal water and wastewater utilities, including drinking water treatment
Mining and resources process water treatment
Oil and gas produced water management

The integrated model also supports regional development, bioenergy generation, and carbon management, positioning this as a cross industry platform rather than a single sector solution.

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