ViwateQ Western Balkans
Could higher quality and chemical-free finishing give your stainless steel business a new advantage?
For stainless steel fabricators and food, pharma and process equipment manufacturers in the Western Balkans: smooth, homogeneous surfaces in a controlled, repeatable process, without acids or pickling waste, the quality and clean production Western buyers increasingly demand. Sign up for the waitlist and indicate whether you want to operate a facility or have your parts finished.
No acids, no pickling waste
Homogeneous, reproducible surface
Improved cleanability for hygienic applications
Suitable for complex parts and assemblies
Pre-launch. The regional network is being established, starting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are already accepting applications from future site partners and customers.
A different approach
ViwateQ: stainless steel finishing without chemicals
ViwateQ is a mechanical wet finishing process developed in the Netherlands. It produces smooth, homogeneous stainless steel surfaces in a controlled, repeatable process, without acids or pickling chemicals.
The overlooked step
Finishing is often treated as the last routine task. It rarely is.
The common view: Once the part is welded and formed, the surface is a cosmetic detail. Grinding, pickling or outsourcing abroad will do.
What we see: The surface decides how a part cleans, how it resists corrosion and whether it meets the hygiene standards Western European buyers ask for. It is where value is won or lost.
What really matters
Three things decide the outcome
Roughness, homogeneity and cleanability determine hygiene and service life in food, pharma and process equipment.
Proven technology
25 years of development. Used by market leaders worldwide.
The ViwateQ wet-polishing process is patented and used by producers in food, pharma and semiconductor industries. The Western Balkans rollout brings this existing standard to the region.
- 25+ years of development
- Ra ≤ 0.8 µm meets the general EHEDG requirement
- ISO 9227 corrosion resistance tested
- 0 chemicals used in the process
25+
years of development
Ra ≤ 0.8 µm
meets the general EHEDG requirement
ISO 9227
corrosion resistance tested
0
chemicals used in the process
Trusted internationally by companies such as PepsiCo, Danone, Unilever, Cargill, Fonterra and ASML.
Source: viwateq.com. Results depend on the starting material.
What changes when finishing is close by
Parts no longer travel abroad for finishing. Surfaces meet hygiene specifications predictably, without pickling chemicals on site, and regional manufacturers can offer Western European customers a finish they already know and specify.
How could ViwateQ create value for your business?
Regional network
Starting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, built for the whole region
The first site is targeted for 2027 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Further locations are planned across the Western Balkans, based on real demand. Locations are not final.
Click a country to tell us where you are interested.
Questions
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