Tag: China
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Hyflux and JBIC in collaboration agreement
Singapore water treatment and desalination firm Hyflux has entered into an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for global collaboration on water projects.
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Total world desalination capacity close to 60 million m³/d
The total capacity of desalination plants around the globe is 59.9 million m³/d, according to the 22nd GWI/IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory. Details were released at a briefing held by the International Desalination Association at its World Congress in Dubai on 8 November 2009.
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Singapore firm wins large MBR contract in China
United Envirotech Ltd of Singapore announced on 3 November 2009 an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth RMB 264 million (US$ 38.7 million) to build a 100,000 m³/d membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment plant in Guangzhou, China.
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UF filters make Chinese breakthrough
One hundred modified ultrafiltration (UF) filters are being delivered by Seccua GmbH of Steingaden, Germany, for domestic urban water supply in China, a first for this company.
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Toray sets up membrane JV in Beijing
A groundbreaking ceremony for a large membrane production facility was held in the industrial development area of Shunyi Airport, Beijing, China, on 24 August 2009.
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Desalination without energy possible with organics, claim Chinese
Water desalination can be accomplished without electrical energy input or high water pressure using a source of biodegradable organic matter or bacteria as the fuel.
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Memcor 150,000m³/d UF system for Wuxi, China
Wuxi Water Supply General Company in China’s Jiangsu Province has awarded a contract to Siemens Water Technologies to supply a turnkey water treatment solution for Wuxi Zhongqiao Water Supply Co Ltd. Centerpiece of the solution will be a Memcor ultrafiltration membrane system.
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Befesa closes Quindao desalination finance
Spanish contractor Befesa announced on 23 July 2009 that its subsidiary Befesa Water has closed financing for the design, construction and operation over 25 years of a 100,000 m³/d seawater desalination plant in Qingdao, China.
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New manager for Severn Trent’s Shanghai office
Severn Trent Services has appointed Will Li as operations manager responsible for overall operations in Severn Trent Water Technologies Co’s Shanghai office.
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Chinese Desalination Society joins unconventional-water seminar
A national seminar on Unconventional Water-Use Technology is to be held in Urumqi in Xinjiang province, China, from 5-9 August 2009 to discuss sea- and brackish-water desalination and use of flood water.