Tag: Corporate
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GLV appoints new Christ Water chiefs
Canadian company GLV has moved to appoint new chiefs to Austria’s Christ Water Technology which it recently acquired in an uncontested takeover.
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JGC and Hyflux to collaborate on water and desalination projects
Hydrocarbon engineering company JGC Corporation of Japan and NewSpring Utility Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based membrane technology company Hyflux Ltd, signed a joint venture agreement on 22 December 2009 to develop greenfield water projects including desalination in China.
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Cascal buys Caribbean desalination businesses from Veolia
Cascal NV, a subsidiary of the UK-based Biwater water and wastewater group, announced on 15 December 2009 the acquisition of three Caribbean desalination businesses from Veolia Water North America.
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AES sells interest in Barka desalination plant
Global power company AES is selling its interest in the 91,000 m³/d Barka desalination plant in Oman as part of an agreement announced on 15 December 2009 with ACWA Power International, the Saudi Arabian company.
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Pump Engineering takeover gives ERI turbine technology
Energy Recovery Inc, manufacturer of PX energy-recovery devices for the desalination industry, announced on 2 December 2009 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the equity interests of competitor Pump Engineering LLC, based in New Boston, Michigan.
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Osmoflo sets up new corporate HQ
Osmoflo Pty Ltd, Australia’s largest locally owned desalination company has moved into new corporate headquarters in the centre of metropolitan Adelaide at Level 4, 97 Pirie Street.
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Soreq desalination tenders said to have low water price
The three consortia bidding for the Soreq desalination project in Israel have submitted bids of less than NIS 2.50 (US$ 0.66) per m³ of fresh water, according to a report from the Globes financial news source.
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Spanish/Israeli JV awarded Ashdod desalination contract
Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, announced on 18 November 2009 that the turnkey contract for the desalination plant in Ashdod had been awarded by its subsidiary, Mekorot Development & Enterprise, to the IVM joint venture of Minrav Holdings Ltd and Spain’s Sacyr Vallehermoso SA unit, SADYT.
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Makhzoumi elected IDA president for 2009-11
The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced on 12 November 2009 that Imad Makhzoumi had been elected its new president for 2009-2011.
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Koch to give IDA Congress keynote speech
David H Koch, co-owner and executive vice president of Koch Industries Inc and president of Koch Membrane Systems, will deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Dubai on 7 November 2009.