Tag: South Korea
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New distributors and EU compliance for PWT
Membrane chemicals supplier Professional Water Technologies (PWT), the US arm of Canada’s H2O Innovation, recently signed agreements with two new distributors in Brazil and Argentina, increasing its presence in South America.
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EDS organising desalination pavilion at IWA congress
The European Desalination Society (EDS) is organising a desalination pavilion at the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition in Busan, Korea, during 16‑21 September 2012.
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Patents indicate ‘significant advances’ in desalination, says report
Significant advances are being made in decreasing the cost of desalination and increasing its energy efficiency, says a report on the patent landscape of desalination technologies just published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Amiad filters to pretreat Korean steelworks RO feed
Microfibre filters to pretreat a reverse-osmosis (RO) plant are being provided for one of South Korea’s largest steel factories by Amiad Water Systems.
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Record-breaking MSF desalination unit sails for Saudi
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has successfully completed fabrication of the world’s largest multi-stage flash (MSF) evaporator.
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Koreans purchase Spanish desalination company
Spanish desalination and water treatment company Inima OHL Medio Ambiente has been bought by GS Engineering & Construction, a South Korean company based in Seoul.
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Koreans devoting R&D cash to gas-hydrate desalination
Korea’s Minister of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Kwon Do-youp, unveiled “a new paradigm” in desalination development when he announced on 4 October 2011 that Korea was pursuing gas-hydrate desalination.
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Doosan set to build 2 MED plants in Yanbu
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction of South Korea is to receive an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two multi-effect distillation desalination (MED) units from Marafiq, the power and water utility company for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
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LG Electronics forms water treatment JV with Hitachi
South Korea’s LG Electronics and Japan’s Hitachi are to establish a joint venture in October 2011 to expand into the water and wastewater treatment industries initially in Korea.
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Hanwha signs for Jubail/Yanbu power and desalination
Hanwha Engineering & Construction from South Korea has signed a US$ 1.05 billion contract with Marafiq, the power and water utility for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to build a power station and desalination plant.