Tag: Corporate
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RWL group to acquire Argentinian membrane specialists
RWL Water Group is about to snap up its fourth acquisition after reaching agreement in principle to acquire a majority holding in Argentinian membrane-technology expert Unitek SA.
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IDE/Clean Harbours tie-up aims at oil sands clean-up
Desalination designer and constructor IDE Technologies Ltd and US waste and wastewater specialist Clean Harbors today announced a joint research and development (R&D) program to increase the availability and reliability of mechanical vapor compression (MVC) evaporators for treating oil sands produced water in Alberta, Canada.
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United Envirotech to acquire Singapore membrane-maker
Singapore’s United Envirotech Ltd (UEL) is to acquire its own membrane manufacturing capability by spending S$ 293.4 million (US$ 231 million) on a 100% stake in Memstar Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Memstar Technology Ltd, also of Singapore, plus certain assets.
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Australia’s MAK Water buys Clearmake for expansion
Australian reverse-osmosis desalination manufacturer MAK Industrial Water Systems has acquired Queensland-based Clearmake Water Treatment & Recycling Solutions as part of a national expansion strategy across Australia.
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Escobar appointed as editor-in-chief of IDA journal
Dr Isabel Escobar of the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, has been appointed by the International Desalination Association (IDA) to succeed Dr Jim Birkett as editor-in-chief of the IDA Journal of Desalination & Water Reuse.
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Nomination date nears for IDA’s Young Leaders committee
Time is running short for nominations to the Program Committee of the International Desalination Association’s Young Leaders Program.
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Quinn to lead STS regional treatment operations
Severn Trent Services has appointed UK mechanical engineer Lawrence Quinn as vice president, regional operations for water treatment technologies.
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German membrane-maker Lanxess moves its HQ
Reverse-osmosis membrane and ion-exchange manufacturer Lanxess has moved its headquarters to Köln, Germany, and will officially manage its global operations from there as of 1 August 2013.
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Seven Seas appoints Lazard advisor to board
Desalination and advanced water treatment company Seven Seas Water announced on 27 June 2013 the appointment to its board of a former US Treasury deputy assistant secretary, Western Hemisphere.
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Reilly appointed H20 Innovation’s sales manager in BC
Kevin Reilly, formerly sewage control manager for Capital Regional District, Victoria, Canada, has been appointed regional sales manager – British Columbia (BC), by H20 Innovation, the desalination and water treatment system supplier.