Tag: Corporate
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Abengoa subsidiary hits Chapter 11 objection
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan by Abeinsa Holdings, the main US subsidiary of Abengoa, is facing an objection from the US Trustee, which oversees bankruptcy cases in the US, reports Business Insider.
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Axine secures new investment to take company to next level
Axine Water Technologies has raised $8 million in a second round of financing led by Japanese multi-national Asahi Kasei Corporation.
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Going private is recipe for BWA’s exceptional growth
The Chief Operating Officer of a company, who found life under a corporate umbrella was holding back its growth, explains how the senior management took the company private and watched it grow by over 50% in two years. Robin Wiseman spoke to the president and COO of BWA Water Additives, Paul Turgeon. This article first…
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Industry Interview – Dan McCarthy – From research to commissioning: how B&V has it all covered
With another prestigious water project opened in May in the shape of the 228,000 m /d Sembcorp NEWater Plant in Singapore, the list of references for major desalination and water reuse projects involving global engineers Black & Veatch in various capacities grows ever more quickly. John Gould, chairman of Faversham House Group and the publisher…
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Looking back on two years of change in desalination
At the start of Lisa Henthorne’s presidency, at the Maspolomas Congress in 2007, the board of the International Desalination Association initiated a five-year Strategic Plan. Already parts of the plan, such as better public relations, membership growth, including a Young Leaders program, and the new IDA Journal are all up and running. D&WR asks Henthorne…
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Ghana union calls for review of Teshie-Nungua water purchase deal
Ghana’s Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has called for a review of a water purchase agreement between supplier, Ghana Water Company (GWC), and Korean firm, BEFESA Desalination Developments Ghana, explaining that the current agreement jeopardized the water supplier.
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H₂O Innovation appoints new top brass
H₂O Innovation has appointed Marc Blanchet as chief financial officer and Guillaume Clairet as chief operating officer.
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Xylem keeps place in US top sustainability league for fourth year
US water technology company, Xylem, has continued a run of inclusions in high-profile lists of companies showing outstanding performance in their environmental and social measures.
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Membrane pioneer draws new investment
Water treatment membrane and solutions developer, Water Planet, has received a new Series B round of investment for its development and commercialization of its industrial wastewater treatment technologies.
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FCC appoints new chief
FCC Group - the parent of desalination company, FCC Aqualia - has appointed Carlos M Jarque as its new chief executive officer.