Tag: Water Treatment
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ITT RO units in Mexican offshore water system
Two 100 m³/d C’treat reverse-osmosis watermakers formed part of a US$ 2.6 million complete potable and process water treatment system supplied by ITT Corporation for a Mexican offshore oil platform designed by Dragados Offshore Mexico, the company announced on 23 November 2009.
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Christ/Eimco merger starts in December
The process of combining Christ Water Technology AG (CWT) with Canadian company GLV Inc’s water treatment group, Eimco Water Technologies (EWT), will commence early in December 2009 after the management of GLV announced on 17 November 2009 that it had acquired 80.5% of the voting shares of in a voluntary takeover bid.
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Hyflux and JBIC in collaboration agreement
Singapore water treatment and desalination firm Hyflux has entered into an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for global collaboration on water projects.
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Christ boards recommend takeover acceptance
The management and supervisory boards of Austria’s Christ Water Technology AG recommended on 23 October 2009 that shareholders accept the offer of takeover from GLV Inc of Quebec, Canada, following an extensive evaluation of the offer document and all individual arguments.
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‘New paradigm’ need for CECs, US workshop finds
The need for a new paradigm for water and wastewater treatment, which prioritizes chemicals (or chemical classes) with similar modes/mechanisms of action for further evaluation, was a principal conclusion of a workshop held in California, USA, in April 2009, the results of which have just been published.
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WERF forum goes virtual
On 8 December 2009, the US Water Environment Research Federation’s 5th Research Forum will go virtual, available on your PC or laptop. The event will cover the latest on wastewater, stormwater and water quality research, and is free to WERF subscribers.
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B&V chief named to WERF research council
Dr Terry Johnson, senior vice president for Black & Veatch’s global water business, has been appointed to the US Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council.
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Schmitt retires from board of Christ Water Technology
Only a week after the announcement of a takeover of Austrian water treatment specialist Christ Water Technology AG, the company announced on 1 October 2009 that Serge Schmitt has retired from the executive board as of September 2009.
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Dow to establish R&D center at KAUST
The newly opened King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia and the Dow Chemical Co announced on 29 September 2009 a plan to establish the Dow Middle East R&D Center at the university’s Research Park & Innovation Cluster.
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Australians offered a desalination O&M masterclass
The Australian Water Association has issued a call for papers for a Master Class on Desalination Operations & Maintenance to be held in Sydney on 2-4 February 2010.