Private equity fund Liberation Capital LLC has led a US$6.25 million investment in Desalitech Ltd, the Israeli provider of advanced water treatment solutions and technology.
17 May 2012
Membrane manufacturer QUA has introduced its FEDI fractional electrodionization and Q-SEP hollow fibre ultrafiltration modules to the Southeast Asia water treatment market at Aquatech India.
16 May 2012
NanoH2O Inc has launched the Qfx SW 400 R and Qfx SW 400 SR, part of its QuantumFlux line of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, which feature 99.85% stabilised salt rejection and NSF Standard 61 Certification, enabling operators to meet stringent water quality standards.
16 May 2012
Argal plans to exhibit a number of its new pumps at Achema, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from 18 to 22 June.
15 May 2012
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has formed a global energy task force whose goal is to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption in all major seawater desalination processes by 2015.
07 May 2012
The International Desalination Association (IDA) says that applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship.
02 May 2012
Californian reverse osmosis (RO) membrane manufacturer NanoH2O Inc has secured US$40 million in equity funding and US$20.5 million in credit facilities.
01 May 2012
Demand for membranes in the US is expected to increase 7.7% per year to US$5.4 billion in 2016, according to Membrane Separation Technologies a new study by The Freedonia Group.
30 April 2012
Osmoflo is to provide a membrane based demineralisation plant which will supply process water to a new power station in Darwin, Australia.
20 April 2012
A new study has concluded that the Chinese desalination market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 18% for the next five years.
19 April 2012
MECO is to design and construct a new seawater desalination unit for a major oil and gas firm for use off the coast of West Africa.
19 April 2012
Aquatech is to supply a demineralising plant for IBN Rushd, a Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) affiliate petrochemical facility, in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
18 April 2012
Al Fatah Water and Power has selected Pentair X-Flow’s Seaguard ultrafiltration (UF) membranes and skids for the Jubail Phase 2 seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) project in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
06 April 2012
The financing package of IDE Technologies’ Sorek desalination plant has been shortlisted to receive Global Water Intelligence’s 2011 Water Deal of the Year award.
05 April 2012
The world market for pumps used by industry, municipalities and for irrigation will be worth US$45 billion in 2017, up US$7 billion on current annual sales.
03 April 2012
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is now offering Lewabrane membrane separation elements for reverse osmosis to complement its established Lewatit ion exchange resins.
30 March 2012
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has announced details of the first set of courses and faculty for its new IDA Desalination Academy, which will officially be launched in conjunction with the 2012 Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).
26 March 2012
Energy Recovery Inc’s PX Pressure Exchanger devices will be used in Egypt’s largest desalination plant which is currently under construction in Marsa Matrouh.
26 March 2012
A consortium of Hyflux Utility (India) Pte Ltd, Hitachi Ltd and Itochu Corp are to develop a seawater desalination plant in the Dahej Special Economic Zone in the state of Gujarat, India.
26 March 2012
Aqua-Chem Inc has entered into a strategic joint venture with Brazil-based Vicel Group, to manufacture and assemble Aqua-Chem’s fresh water makers at the Vicel facility in Rio Das Ostras.
09 March 2012