Tag: Asia
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Thomas Will becomes Aquarion Group COO and MD
Switzerland’s Aquarion Group announced on 14 April 2014 that Thomas Will had joined the company as chief operating officer and managing director.
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Dow and Haier agree new domestic RO membrane supply
A new collaboration agreement has been finalised between Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS) and Chinese global domestic products provider Haier for continued use of Dow membranes.
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Ceramic MBR + UASB water reuse plant opens in Singapore
Singapore’s first ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant coupled with an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) was opened on 7 March 2014 to treat and recycle industrial used water.
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Asian agricultural water-reuse risk ‘exceeds WHO limits’
Australian researchers have found that wastewater used to irrigate vegetable plots in Asian countries poses health risks that may exceed World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
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FEDCO moves Singapore office to PUB’s WaterHub
Following its continued growth in Asia, Michigan-based Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO) has relocated its Singapore office to the WaterHub location of PUB, the national water agency.
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FEDCO moves to new Dubai sales and service center
Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO) has relocated its Dubai sales and service office to a new facility during November.
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Commercialization moves nearer for memsys MD system
In what memsys CEO, Götz Lange, calls “a clear step towards commercialization of the company’s membrane distillation (MD) technology”, the Germany/Singapore based company has announced the formation of a Business Development Unit.
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Five newcomers voted onto IDA board
Five new faces were elected directly to the board of the International Desalination Association (IDA) for 2013‑15.
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Tuaspring SWRO desalination plant opens in Singapore
Singapore’s second large seawater desalination plant was officially opened on 18 September 2013 by the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
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Woongjin backs Californian FO membrane‑maker
Korean membrane company Woongjin Chemical Company has signed an agreement with California startup Porifera Inc providing investment for the Silicon Valley company to develop, manufacture and commercialize forward osmosis (FO) membranes at high volume.