Tag: Industrial
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Puretec acquires Layne Christensen’s DI assets
California-based Puretec Industrial Water announced at the end of March 2013 that it had acquired the assets of Layne Christensen’s Arizona-based deionization water purification and water system maintenance services as from 1 April 2013.
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BASF water business combined with other sectors
German chemical giant BASF has combined its water business with its oilfield and mining businesses as from 1 April 2013 to increase efficiency and support growth.
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South Africans develop oil-water separation membrane
Researchers in South Africa have fabricated and tested a nanotube-infused membrane which could be used to treat polluted wastewater such as oil-containing waste from oil & gas operations.
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Suez shake-up leaves Debon in charge of Degrémont
French desalination and water/wastewater contractor Degrémont is part of a reshuffle within parent company Suez Environnement that divides all operating activities under four deputy CEOs.
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UK MBR specialist acquired by US filtration group
UK membrane bioreactor company Aquabio Limited was acquired by US industrial filtration specialists Freudenberg group on 1 March 2013.
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Canadian municipalities buy nanofiltration systems
Nanofiltration drinking water production systems are to be supplied to two Canadian municipalities, Waterville and Eastman in Quebec, by H2O Innovation.
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IWA extends deadline for Toronto membrane papers
The International Water Association (IWA) has extended the deadline for submission of papers for the 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water & Wastewater Treatment & Reuse.
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ISO set to widen water reuse brief
A proposal to widen current International Standardization Organisation (ISO) work on water reuse for irrigation to include other forms of water reuse was put forward at the beginning of March by three member states, China, Israel and Japan.
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China names seawater desalination project sites
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, announced on 15 March 2013 the first batch of regions and companies selected to carry out seawater desalination projects.
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Papers invited for 2014 Singapore Week
A call for papers has been issued for the Water Convention during the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2014, which will be held on 1-5 June 2014.