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Five Minutes With: Hideo Shirakawa, East Asia managing director, Grundfos

Feb 12, 2019

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The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are among the Grundfos projects to inspire newly-appointed East Asia managing director Hideo Shirakawa

Most-read: our top 20 stories of 2018

Dec 18, 2018

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Carl Myers

in Desalination, Disinfection

The year 2018 was dominated by big project tenders in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia. Water. desalination + reuse rounds up the top stories from our industry.

Foxconn invests $30 million in ZLD to reduce intake from Lake Michigan, US

Jun 20, 2018

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Carl Myers

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Taiwanese technology firm Foxconn is investing $30 million in a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) water reuse system at Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park, Wisconsin, US.

Mitsui & ACS source finance for Spence copper mine project

Jun 20, 2018

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Carl Myers

in Desalination, Projects

Mitsui & Co and ACS Group have secured $560 million in financing for the Spence copper mine desalination plant project in northern Chile, reports Latin Finance.

India’s Ministry of Environment backs Chennai mega-project

Jun 6, 2018

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Carl Myers

in Desalination, Projects

A proposed 400,000 m3/d desalination plant in Chennai, India, has been recommended for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance by the national Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Hitachi and Toray target 20 per cent RO energy reduction in Saudi demo

May 16, 2018

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Carl Myers

in Desalination, Projects

Hitachi and Toray are to demonstrate a low energy seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) system in Saudi Arabia, in a project that will draw lessons from the Mega-ton Water System.

Tunisia officially opens its first desalination plant

May 9, 2018

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Carl Myers

in Desalination, Projects

Tunisia’s first desalination plant was officially opened by prime minister Youssef Chahed on 3 May 2018.

Suez and Middle East plants top 2018 Global Water Awards

Apr 18, 2018

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Water. Desalination + reuse

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Suez has scooped the Desalination Company of the Year Award, and Middle East facilities topped the desal plant categories at this year’s Global Water Awards from Global Water Intelligence (GWI).