Tag: Middle East
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Xylem appoints new emerging markets head
Water technology firm, Xylem, has appointed Steven Leung as senior vice president and president, emerging markets, In this newly created position, Leung will lead the company’s commercial operations in China, greater Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
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Saudi and South Korea sign desalination deal
Saudi Arabia and South Korea have signed a water desalination agreement and a memorandum of understanding for technology transference to Saudi.
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Black & Veatch wins consultant contract for giant Jeddah desalination project
Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has awarded consultancy, Black & Veatch, the engineering and design contract for a major desalination project that will supply the kingdom’s second largest city, Jeddah.
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Environnement in global revamp
Suez Environnement has merged its Degrémont subsidiary into its international operating division under a major restructuring of the group’s operations outside of Europe that will create five new regional businesses.
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Hyflux forecasts end to Middle East desalination doldrums
Following its recent landing of its first major Middle Eastern municipal water contract in five years, Singapore water treatment firm Hyflux said it anticipated demand in the region to accelerate.
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IDA to be knowledge partner at the International Water Summit for third year in a row
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has been appointed as a ‘knowledge partner’ for the International Water Summit for the third consecutive year.
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Asia and industrials to counter desalination decline
Declining drought in new desalination markets has weakened growth but a long-term counter from expansion in Asia and elsewhere creates a positive outlook for 10,000m³-plus plants according to a recent forecast by market researcher, Bluefield.
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Global desalination pump market to grow 7.7% a year
Market researcher, TechNavio, has forecast growth in the global water desalination pumps market at 7.7% during 2015-2019 with “intelligent” pumps showing an increasing profile.
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POSCO claims desalination first in Korea
Korean construction company POSCO E&C has completed the construction of what it claims to be the nation’s first commercial seawater desalination plant.
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Malaysia’s Malakoff eyes desalination in global advance
Malaysian power and water engineering firm, Malakoff Corporation, is looking to expand its operation and maintenance (O&M) arm, Teknik Janakuasa, beyond its home market with an emphasis that includes desalination.