Tag: Asia
-
Veolia to build drinking water network in Sri Lanka
Veolia has won a E156 million ($164 million) contract to design and build a water treatment and conveyance network supplying potable water to 350,000 people in the Greater Matale region of Sri Lanka.
-
Hitachi Zosen takes a majority stake in Osmoflo
Hitachi Zosen is to buy a majority stake in Australia’s Osmoflo Holdings, with Osmoflo becoming a subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen.
-
AquaSure’s Victorian Desalination Plant secures its first water order
The Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) is a mega-size seawater RO facility, able to produce up to 150 billion litres of water a year when running at full capacity. Located at the southerly most tip of Australia on the Bass Coast, it was procured by the Victorian State government from AquaSure, a joint venture of Degrémont…
-
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.
-
Analysis claims 29 Asia Pacific countries lack water security
Asia and the Pacific is a "global hot spot for water insecurity", a new report from the Asian Development Bank claims.
-
ACWA Group hires new chief to drive Middle East growth
ACWA Group has appointed Fadey Kassim as chief officer of sales and strategy to drive growth in the Middle East, particularly in the municipal and industrial water reuse segment.
-
Singapore pledges S$200 million for water research
Singapore’s National Research Foundation is pledging S$200 million ($148 million) for the water industry through its research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) 2020 plan.
-
Water industry investment fund secures $300 million institutional backing
Resonance Industrial Water Infrastructure, an investment fund focusing on water projects, has raised $300 million from institutional investors in the UK, US and the Nordics.
-
Italmach acquires Compass, adds manufacturing base in North America
Italmach Chemicals has acquired Compass Chemical International, adding a strategically important site in Texas that it hopes will support its growth in the oil and gas industry.
-
Energy Recovery unveils $5.4 million contract for Middle East ‘mega projects’
US supplier Energy Recovery has won $5.4 million of contracts to supply desalination "mega projects" in the Middle East.