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Evoqua agrees to divest Memcor product line to enable it to focus on core technologies
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voqua has agreed a plan to divest its Memcor membrane line of products to DuPont Safety & Construction. According to Evoqua, which provides a range of water and wastewater treatment systems and technologies, and mobile and emergency water supply systems and services, the sale of Memcor will enable it to focus on core products and technologies, in line with its strategy towards digitally enabled, recurring revenue-based businesses. However, it says that it will continue to design, source and assemble membrane-based systems for customers, incorporating component technologies from partners whose core competence resides in membrane development and manufacturing. The transaction, which includes the product line’s global workforce, its manufacturing site in Windsor, Australia, associated operations and intellectual property, is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to customary terms and closing conditions. The two companies already work together on ion exchange and reverse osmosis technologies. Under this collaboration DuPont supplies materials for Evoqua’s systems. This relationship will now be
extended to cover low-pressure membranes and to strengthen their strategic partnership. Commenting on the divestment, Ron Keating, CEO, Evoqua, said: ‘This transaction is an excellent opportunity for Memcor and its employees to align with DuPont’s strength in membrane development and material science.’ ‘Evoqua’s strategy is to source components that we can incorporate into innovative products, and integrated solutions and services, which align with our strengths. We are confident that the Memcor product line will thrive under DuPont’s leadership and we look forward to continuing our decades-long business relationship to bring integrated membrane-based systems and solutions to the market place.’ H.P. Nanda, Global Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions, added: ‘The addition of Evoqua’s ultrafiltration portfolio opens additional market spaces for DuPont, including membrane bioreactors, submerged and pressurised ultrafiltration systems, bringing more choice and opportunity for customers.’ For further information, visit: www.evoqua.com & www.dupont.com/industries/safety-and-protection.html
H2O Innovation strengthens its speciality chemicals business by acquiring Genesys
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anada’s H2O Innovation Inc has acquired a group of UK privatelyowned companies that develop and manufacture speciality chemicals used in water treatment. H2O Innovation, which designs and provides custom-built and integrated water treatment systems based on membrane filtration technology, for municipal, industrial, energy and natural resources end-users, says that it has bought Genesys Holdings Ltd, Genesys Manufacturing Ltd, Genesys International Ltd and Genesys
North America Llc, for C$28.39 million (£16.95 million). Genesys develops, produces and distributes speciality chemicals, antiscalants, cleaners, flocculants and biocides for use with reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Through a large network of distributors it supplies a portfolio of over 35 diversified products that are manufactured at its facility located in Cheshire, UK. It also offers complete laboratory services, such as feed-water and pretreatment Continued on page 14...
Contents News Evoqua agrees to divest Memcor product line to enable it to focus on core technologies
1
H2O Innovation strengthens its speciality chemicals business by acquiring Genesys
1 & 14
Nanofibre membranes have double the flux of ones that have been cast
2
Evoqua buys a stake in specialist firm that treats complex waste streams
2
BASF signs agreement to sell its UF membrane business to DuPont
2
Toray supplies RO membranes for use in Saudi desalination plants
3
H2O Innovation’s O&M business renews five contracts in the USA
3
Porvair uses FILTECH 19 to promote metal FMC media
3
Saltworks’ RO technology aims to reduce the cost of ZLD and MLD
4
Fluence raises capital to partly help it to expand geographically
4
De Nora opens US greenfield plant for producing electrodes
4
Asahi Kasei builds plant for spinning hollow-fibre membranes
5
De.mem’s proprietary MF membrane is targeted at clients in the food and beverage industry
14
News Focus Interest in and use of Fluence’s SUBRE and Aspiral technologies continue to grow
5
Technology Focus Group of speciality membranes developed to treat challenging industrial wastewater
8
Novel NF membrane triples water permeability whilst selectively removing components from raw water
9
Regulars In Brief Research Trends
3 10
Patents 12
Events Calendar
14
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CALENDAR/NEWS
EVENTS CALENDAR 5 December 2019 8th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) – Conference & Trade Show Santa Rosa, California, USA Contact: Wine Industry Network, 155 Foss Creek Circle, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA Tel: +1 707 433 2557 (ext. 100) Email: [email protected] www.wineindustryexpo.com
22–25 December 2019 7th Maghreb Symposium on Water Treatment and Desalination (CMTDE 2019)
Hammamet, Tunisia Contact: Tunisian Desalination Association, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Chemistry Department, 2092 Manar II, Tunis Tel: +216 71 871 282 Email: [email protected] www.attde.org/cmtde_2019-3
13–16 January 2020 World Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Contact: Grant Tuchten, Group Event Director, Reed Exhibitions Middle East, Office 1001, 10th Floor TwoFour54
...Continued from front page tests, membrane autopsies and the design of cleaning programmes. H2O Innovation says that this transaction will help it to strengthen its speciality chemicals business line by, for example, building a strong portfolio of products through the combined strengths of both phosphonate technology and dendrimer chemistry. This extended and diversified product line
Building, Park Rotana Complex, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 491 7615 Email: [email protected] www.worldfutureenergysummit.com
2–6 February 2020 International Membrane Science & Technology Conference (IMSTEC) 2020 Sydney, Australia Contact: Membrane Society of Australasia, CSIRO, Building New Horizons, Room 353 Gate 4, Normanby Road Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia Tel: +61 3 9545 8018 Email: [email protected] www.imstec2020.com https://membrane-australasia.org
16–20 March 2020 2020 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition Phoenix, Arizona, USA Contact: American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA), 2409 SE Dixie Hwy, Stuart, FL 34996, USA Tel: +1 772 463 0820 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.amtaorg.com/awwa/mtc20reg
should enable it to cover a wider range of applications related to membrane filtration and, in doing so, improve sales of speciality chemicals. Combining the acquired company’s sales distribution networks with those established by H2O Innovation Inc’s independent subsidiary Professional Water Technologies (PWT) will create one of the largest distribution platforms for speciality chemicals, including 100 distributors active in more than 70 countries.
17 March 2020 MENA Water Summit
Kuwait City, Kuwait Contact: Ulrika Varela, White Paper Summits Llc, PO Box 1406, PC 133 Al Khuwair, Sultanate of Oman Tel: +968 24 788 476 Email: [email protected] www.wpsummits.com/menawater
31 March to 1 April 2020 The Water Show Africa 2020
Johannesburg, South Africa Contact: Terrapinn Holdings Ltd, Wren House, 43 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EL, UK Tel: +44 20 7608 7030; Fax: +44 20 7608 7040 www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/ water-africa/Conference.stm
14–17 April 2020 MELPRO 2020
Prague, Czech Republic Contact: Česká Membránová Platforma z.s. (CZEMP), Mánesova 1580, 470 01 Česká Lípa, Czech Republic Tel: +420 724 865 177 Email: [email protected] https://www.melpro.cz www.czemp.cz
In addition, because PWT carries out manufacturing in California, USA, whilst Genesys blends its products in Cheshire, the merger of the two companies will optimise H2O Innovation’s production strategy, reducing freight costs and delivery times for its customers. For further information, visit: www.h2oinnovation.com, www.pwtchemicals.com & www.genesysro.com
De.mem’s proprietary MF membrane is targeted at clients in the food and beverage industry
A
ustralian–Singaporean water and wastewater treatment company De.mem Ltd is now offering a proprietary microfiltration (MF) membrane, which it has developed in-house for specific applications in the food and beverage sector. The hollow-fibre membrane, with a relatively large pore size and increased flux that allows greater throughput of liquids, complements the company’s technology portfolio, adding to its existing hollow-fibre nanofiltration (NF) and ultrafiltration (UF) technologies (also see ‘De.mem advances its hollow-fibre ultrafiltra14
Membrane Technology
tion and nanofiltration membrane technology’, Membrane Technology, August 2019, pages 5–7). MF membranes are deployed on a standalone basis – often also used as a pretreatment for other separation processes such as UF and as a post-treatment for granular media filtration. The company says that the potential applications for its MF membranes are extensive. For example, they can be deployed in the processing of beverages such as wine and beer, and for dairy products, and used in potable and wastewater treatment. The technology also can
be used as a pre-filter to its existing UF and NF processes. ‘With the launch of this product, we are further enhancing our product range in an effort to offer our customer-base a comprehensive suite of membrane-based products. We provide attractive technologies and products for both potable and wastewater treatment applications, and food and beverage industry production requirements,’ said Andreas Kroell, CEO, De.mem. For further information, visit: www.demembranes.com
November 2019
TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0958-2118 November 2019 www.membrane-technology.com
Evoqua agrees to divest Memcor product line to enable it to focus on core technologies
E
voqua has agreed a plan to divest its Memcor membrane line of products to DuPont Safety & Construction. According to Evoqua, which provides a range of water and wastewater treatment systems and technologies, and mobile and emergency water supply systems and services, the sale of Memcor will enable it to focus on core products and technologies, in line with its strategy towards digitally enabled, recurring revenue-based businesses. However, it says that it will continue to design, source and assemble membrane-based systems for customers, incorporating component technologies from partners whose core competence resides in membrane development and manufacturing. The transaction, which includes the product line’s global workforce, its manufacturing site in Windsor, Australia, associated operations and intellectual property, is expected to close by the end of 2019, subject to customary terms and closing conditions. The two companies already work together on ion exchange and reverse osmosis technologies. Under this collaboration DuPont supplies materials for Evoqua’s systems. This relationship will now be
extended to cover low-pressure membranes and to strengthen their strategic partnership. Commenting on the divestment, Ron Keating, CEO, Evoqua, said: ‘This transaction is an excellent opportunity for Memcor and its employees to align with DuPont’s strength in membrane development and material science.’ ‘Evoqua’s strategy is to source components that we can incorporate into innovative products, and integrated solutions and services, which align with our strengths. We are confident that the Memcor product line will thrive under DuPont’s leadership and we look forward to continuing our decades-long business relationship to bring integrated membrane-based systems and solutions to the market place.’ H.P. Nanda, Global Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water Solutions, added: ‘The addition of Evoqua’s ultrafiltration portfolio opens additional market spaces for DuPont, including membrane bioreactors, submerged and pressurised ultrafiltration systems, bringing more choice and opportunity for customers.’ For further information, visit: www.evoqua.com & www.dupont.com/industries/safety-and-protection.html
H2O Innovation strengthens its speciality chemicals business by acquiring Genesys
C
anada’s H2O Innovation Inc has acquired a group of UK privatelyowned companies that develop and manufacture speciality chemicals used in water treatment. H2O Innovation, which designs and provides custom-built and integrated water treatment systems based on membrane filtration technology, for municipal, industrial, energy and natural resources end-users, says that it has bought Genesys Holdings Ltd, Genesys Manufacturing Ltd, Genesys International Ltd and Genesys
North America Llc, for C$28.39 million (£16.95 million). Genesys develops, produces and distributes speciality chemicals, antiscalants, cleaners, flocculants and biocides for use with reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Through a large network of distributors it supplies a portfolio of over 35 diversified products that are manufactured at its facility located in Cheshire, UK. It also offers complete laboratory services, such as feed-water and pretreatment Continued on page 14...
Contents News Evoqua agrees to divest Memcor product line to enable it to focus on core technologies
1
H2O Innovation strengthens its speciality chemicals business by acquiring Genesys
1 & 14
Nanofibre membranes have double the flux of ones that have been cast
2
Evoqua buys a stake in specialist firm that treats complex waste streams
2
BASF signs agreement to sell its UF membrane business to DuPont
2
Toray supplies RO membranes for use in Saudi desalination plants
3
H2O Innovation’s O&M business renews five contracts in the USA
3
Porvair uses FILTECH 19 to promote metal FMC media
3
Saltworks’ RO technology aims to reduce the cost of ZLD and MLD
4
Fluence raises capital to partly help it to expand geographically
4
De Nora opens US greenfield plant for producing electrodes
4
Asahi Kasei builds plant for spinning hollow-fibre membranes
5
De.mem’s proprietary MF membrane is targeted at clients in the food and beverage industry
14
News Focus Interest in and use of Fluence’s SUBRE and Aspiral technologies continue to grow
5
Technology Focus Group of speciality membranes developed to treat challenging industrial wastewater
8
Novel NF membrane triples water permeability whilst selectively removing components from raw water
9
Regulars In Brief Research Trends
3 10
Patents 12
Events Calendar
14
ISSN 0958-2119/19 © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
This publication and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
CALENDAR/NEWS
EVENTS CALENDAR 5 December 2019 8th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo) – Conference & Trade Show Santa Rosa, California, USA Contact: Wine Industry Network, 155 Foss Creek Circle, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA Tel: +1 707 433 2557 (ext. 100) Email: [email protected] www.wineindustryexpo.com
22–25 December 2019 7th Maghreb Symposium on Water Treatment and Desalination (CMTDE 2019)
Hammamet, Tunisia Contact: Tunisian Desalination Association, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Chemistry Department, 2092 Manar II, Tunis Tel: +216 71 871 282 Email: [email protected] www.attde.org/cmtde_2019-3
13–16 January 2020 World Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Contact: Grant Tuchten, Group Event Director, Reed Exhibitions Middle East, Office 1001, 10th Floor TwoFour54
...Continued from front page tests, membrane autopsies and the design of cleaning programmes. H2O Innovation says that this transaction will help it to strengthen its speciality chemicals business line by, for example, building a strong portfolio of products through the combined strengths of both phosphonate technology and dendrimer chemistry. This extended and diversified product line
Building, Park Rotana Complex, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 491 7615 Email: [email protected] www.worldfutureenergysummit.com
2–6 February 2020 International Membrane Science & Technology Conference (IMSTEC) 2020 Sydney, Australia Contact: Membrane Society of Australasia, CSIRO, Building New Horizons, Room 353 Gate 4, Normanby Road Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia Tel: +61 3 9545 8018 Email: [email protected] www.imstec2020.com https://membrane-australasia.org
16–20 March 2020 2020 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition Phoenix, Arizona, USA Contact: American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA), 2409 SE Dixie Hwy, Stuart, FL 34996, USA Tel: +1 772 463 0820 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.amtaorg.com/awwa/mtc20reg
should enable it to cover a wider range of applications related to membrane filtration and, in doing so, improve sales of speciality chemicals. Combining the acquired company’s sales distribution networks with those established by H2O Innovation Inc’s independent subsidiary Professional Water Technologies (PWT) will create one of the largest distribution platforms for speciality chemicals, including 100 distributors active in more than 70 countries.
17 March 2020 MENA Water Summit
Kuwait City, Kuwait Contact: Ulrika Varela, White Paper Summits Llc, PO Box 1406, PC 133 Al Khuwair, Sultanate of Oman Tel: +968 24 788 476 Email: [email protected] www.wpsummits.com/menawater
31 March to 1 April 2020 The Water Show Africa 2020
Johannesburg, South Africa Contact: Terrapinn Holdings Ltd, Wren House, 43 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EL, UK Tel: +44 20 7608 7030; Fax: +44 20 7608 7040 www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/ water-africa/Conference.stm
14–17 April 2020 MELPRO 2020
Prague, Czech Republic Contact: Česká Membránová Platforma z.s. (CZEMP), Mánesova 1580, 470 01 Česká Lípa, Czech Republic Tel: +420 724 865 177 Email: [email protected] https://www.melpro.cz www.czemp.cz
In addition, because PWT carries out manufacturing in California, USA, whilst Genesys blends its products in Cheshire, the merger of the two companies will optimise H2O Innovation’s production strategy, reducing freight costs and delivery times for its customers. For further information, visit: www.h2oinnovation.com, www.pwtchemicals.com & www.genesysro.com
De.mem’s proprietary MF membrane is targeted at clients in the food and beverage industry
A
ustralian–Singaporean water and wastewater treatment company De.mem Ltd is now offering a proprietary microfiltration (MF) membrane, which it has developed in-house for specific applications in the food and beverage sector. The hollow-fibre membrane, with a relatively large pore size and increased flux that allows greater throughput of liquids, complements the company’s technology portfolio, adding to its existing hollow-fibre nanofiltration (NF) and ultrafiltration (UF) technologies (also see ‘De.mem advances its hollow-fibre ultrafiltra14
Membrane Technology
tion and nanofiltration membrane technology’, Membrane Technology, August 2019, pages 5–7). MF membranes are deployed on a standalone basis – often also used as a pretreatment for other separation processes such as UF and as a post-treatment for granular media filtration. The company says that the potential applications for its MF membranes are extensive. For example, they can be deployed in the processing of beverages such as wine and beer, and for dairy products, and used in potable and wastewater treatment. The technology also can
be used as a pre-filter to its existing UF and NF processes. ‘With the launch of this product, we are further enhancing our product range in an effort to offer our customer-base a comprehensive suite of membrane-based products. We provide attractive technologies and products for both potable and wastewater treatment applications, and food and beverage industry production requirements,’ said Andreas Kroell, CEO, De.mem. For further information, visit: www.demembranes.com
November 2019