Category: Pretreatment/cleaning
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AquaVenture shares jump 28 per cent in first week of trading
Shares in AquaVenture opened at $23.10 today (October 12, 2016), 28 per cent higher than they were priced a week ago for their initial public offering.
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IWA highlights levels of water consumption and tariffs globally
Households in Washington DC, US, are the biggest consumers of water compared to 169 other world cities, while households in Jinja, Uganda, use the least amount of water, a new report shows.
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Cuba poised to commission first of five desal plants: reports
Drought-hit Cuba is to build five desalination plants, according to reports in several Vietnamese news outlets, including vietnambreakingnews.com.
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Culligan introduces reverse osmosis and membrane bioreactor systems
Italian water treatment firm Culligan has introduced a new skid-mounted seawater RO desalination solution, SW Evo, and a containerised membrane bio reactor system.
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IDA celebrates leaders in global water reuse with new awards scheme
The IDA has unveiled the winners of its inaugural Water Reuse and Conservation Awards, with recipients drawn from across Asia, Europe and the US.
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Microdyn-Nadir buys out membranes specialist TriSep
German membranes and modules specialist Microdyn-Nadir has acquired US speciality membrane company TriSep Corporation, enabling it to offer a wider range of filtration products.
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H2O Innovation secures new contracts worth $6.9 million
Quebec-based H2O Innovation has secured seven contracts in Canada and the US worth a combined $6.9 million during the three months to September 30, 2016.
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New scholarship fund named for Archuleta, Texas desal pioneer
Texas water industry veteran Ed Archuleta has won the Texas Desalination Pioneer Award for his "early vision of desalinated water for El Paso, Texas, and for bringing the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant online in 2007".
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New desal plant opens in South China Sea disputed territories
A new desalination plant was commissioned this week in Yongxing Island, part of the disputed territories in the South China Sea, reports the Times of India.
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Kazakh government signals ambition to desalinate water from Caspian Sea
An unnamed investor has been secured by the Kazakh government to support a new desalination plant on the Caspian coast.








