vbc 3000’s objective is to retain and commercialize the patent of a process to transform organic sludges from treatment plants into ceramic materials. In response to market demand three further types of complementary activities were developed:

1. Assignment of operating licences for the vbc3000 process.
2. The marketing of sludge-drying equipment
3. Undertaking research and engineering works notably in the handling of water treatment plant sludges (thickening, dehydration, heat drying and transformation)

The official trade launch of the vbc3000 process, and a demonstration of sludge drying, took place at three events

1. In November 2004 at The Exhibition for Mayors and Local Government in Paris, the company was awarded the prize for innovation in the “Energy and Environment” category.
2. in December 2004 at the Pollutec exhibition in Lyon where interest in the process was confirmed by the needs of industrial companies.
3. On 17th March 2005 at a Workshop National Assembly under the joint-chairmanship of the Association of the Mayors of France and the Association of Eco-mayors, approved this process as a good example of industrial ecology