Tag: South Korea
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Toray takeover of Korea’s Woongjin Chemical agreed
Japan’s Toray Industries Inc announced on 6 November 2013 that Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc (TAK), its Korean subsidiary, had agreed the same day with Woongjin Holdings Co Ltd and others to purchase a 56.2% stake in Woongjin Chemical Co Ltd for Won 430 billion (US$ 406 million).
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ERI to cooperate with Koreans on PRO for energy
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) announced on 15 October 2013 that it has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Seoul-based global company GS Engineering & Construction Corporation (GS E&C Corp), part of Korean conglomerate GS Group, to significantly advance osmotic power generation using ERI’s PX Pressure Exchanger® technology.
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Toray set to buy Korea’s Woongjin Chemicals
Reports from Korea indicate that membrane-maker Woongjin Chemical is to be acquired by Toray Advanced Materials of Japan.
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Woongjin backs Californian FO membrane‑maker
Korean membrane company Woongjin Chemical Company has signed an agreement with California startup Porifera Inc providing investment for the Silicon Valley company to develop, manufacture and commercialize forward osmosis (FO) membranes at high volume.
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2015 World Water Forum will be held in South Korea
The World Water Council has announced that the next World Water Forum will be held in Daegu – Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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Shuweihat S2 MSF plant celebrates year of successful operation
At the end of 2012, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction succeeded in winning the contract for the Yanbu 3 multi-effect distillation seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the company was also celebrating a year’s successful operation of the Shuweihat S2 multi-stage flash desalination plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This article looks…
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Prosep win Australian offshore contracts
Montreal-based ProSep Inc announced in early November that its majority owned South Korean joint venture ProSep Kolon Co Ltd had been awarded two contracts for seawater filtration and mercury removal for liquid natural gas platforms off the coast of Australia.
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Doosan acquires UK desalination pretreatment technology
Korean company Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced on 13 November 2012 that it had completed its acquisition of key assets of the water/wastewater treatment engineering company Enpure, based in the UK.
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Doosan donates SWRO plant to Vietnamese island
A 200 m³/d desalination facility has been donated to An Binh Island in Vietnam by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd of South Korea.
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Spanish prominent in Al Ghubrah desalination bidders
Spanish companies are involved with five of seven bidders that have been invited by the Oman Tender Board to submit proposals for the Al Ghubrah Independent Water Project (IWP).