%. Modifications of selected full
scale plant for national demonstration confirmed these savings and the metal finishingenterprises have moved into the environmental sustainable production chain in South Africa and abroad.The main challenges in implementing the modifications were social barriers, data retrieval from existing production and cash flow constraints for plant construction.The principles and methodology described here can also be applied in other wet industries such as the paint, chemicals, wood, plastic, consumer products and hardware products industry sectors, in both South Africa and other emerging economies