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Industry news
Filtration+Separation March/April 2011
Donaldson invests in second filter plant in Mexico Filtration specialist Donaldson Co Inc is planning to build a second manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The new 140 000 sq ft facility will manufacture air filters for the Americas market. When the new air filter plant is completed, the existing Donaldson plant in Aguascalientes, which currently manufactures both air and liquid filters, will focus on liquid filters.
“The ongoing economic recovery, plus our market share gains, has driven our replacement filter sales to record levels over the past year. Based on our Strategic Growth Plan, this new plant will allow us to expand both our air and liquid filter manufacturing capacity to meet our projected OEM and aftermarket customer demand throughout the Americas,” said Joe Lehman, vice president of global operations at Donaldson.
The German ultrafiltration company entered the South Korean market a number of years ago through a distribution partnership with LG. The South Korean company is also an inge watertechnologies customer. Last year LG Electronics announced plans to invest more than US$400 million in its water treatment business over the next decade with
the goal of becoming a top 10 global water treatment company. Bruno Steis, CEO of inge watertechnologies, said: “I am delighted with the excellent relationship we have with our South Korean partner. LG Electronics’ strong presence in Korea and the Asian markets – coupled with the quality of our products – opens up enormous potential for both companies.”
The German company already develops membrane filter elements at its Ludwigsburg headquarters. “The expansion of interlinked development capacity in Singapore/Ludwigsburg is another
The new water filtration system, which is now fully operational, is based on proprietary disc filtration technology developed by Arkal Filtration Systems and provides full stream filtration for the plant’s cooling water tower
system. Amiad acquired Arkal Filtration Systems last year. “This project leverages our acquisition of Arkal and reinforces our track record of successfully completing complex installations, from commissioning through operation,” said Amos Dadon, senior sales manager in Israel at Amiad Filtration Systems. www.amiad.com
Dean Spatz named as new Voltea chairman Dean Spatz, the founder and former chairman and CEO of water treatment company Osmonics Inc, has joined the Voltea board of directors as chairman. “We are proud to have Dean on board and feel that his experience and knowledge will be of great value in accelerating Voltea’s growth,” said Michiel Lensink, CEO of the desalination technology company. Prior to its acquisition by General Electric in 2003, Osmonics was listed on the New York Stock
Exchange with over US$200 million in sales and 1400 employees. “I have spent many years in the water industry and it is rare to come across a company like Voltea that has a unique proprietary technology, a strong and supportive shareholder base as well as a motivated and skilled group of employees. All of these signs point to a bright future for Voltea and I am very pleased to be part of the team,” said Spatz. www.voltea.com
www.inge.ag www.lg.com
Mann+Hummel plans research lab in Singapore Mann+Hummel is setting up a research laboratory in Singapore, to support membrane production and sales on-site.
Amiad Filtration Systems has completed testing of a new water filtration system that it has installed for Israeli petrochemical producer Carmel Olefins Ltd.
www.donaldson.com
inge strengthens distribution ties with LG Electronics inge watertechnologies AG has signed a new framework agreement with South Korea’s LG Electronics.
Amiad installs disc filtration technology at petrochemical plant
important step for our growth and diversification strategy,” said Manfred Wolf, president and general manager, Mann+Hummel Automotive and Industrial Business. “We want to further growth at all levels within the group and realise a disproportionate expansion of the non-automotive sector,” added Wolf. www.mann-hummel.com/water/
Toray delivers RO membranes for Chinese desal plants Toray Industries Inc is to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to two seawater desalination plants in Qingdao and Caofeidian, China. The two plants, which are both scheduled to start operations later this year, will together produce 150 000 m3 of water per day. The Qingdao desalination plant, with a water production capacity of 100 000 m3 per day, is the largest desalination plant
in China and is the country’s first plant to be fully focused on producing drinking water. The Caofeidian desalination plant in Tangshan, Hebei, will have a production capacity of 50 000 m3 per day. The water produced by the plant will be mainly used as industrial water at the Caofeidian industrial development zone and partly as drinking water. www.toray.com
Industry news
Filtration+Separation March/April 2011
Donaldson invests in second filter plant in Mexico Filtration specialist Donaldson Co Inc is planning to build a second manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The new 140 000 sq ft facility will manufacture air filters for the Americas market. When the new air filter plant is completed, the existing Donaldson plant in Aguascalientes, which currently manufactures both air and liquid filters, will focus on liquid filters.
“The ongoing economic recovery, plus our market share gains, has driven our replacement filter sales to record levels over the past year. Based on our Strategic Growth Plan, this new plant will allow us to expand both our air and liquid filter manufacturing capacity to meet our projected OEM and aftermarket customer demand throughout the Americas,” said Joe Lehman, vice president of global operations at Donaldson.
The German ultrafiltration company entered the South Korean market a number of years ago through a distribution partnership with LG. The South Korean company is also an inge watertechnologies customer. Last year LG Electronics announced plans to invest more than US$400 million in its water treatment business over the next decade with
the goal of becoming a top 10 global water treatment company. Bruno Steis, CEO of inge watertechnologies, said: “I am delighted with the excellent relationship we have with our South Korean partner. LG Electronics’ strong presence in Korea and the Asian markets – coupled with the quality of our products – opens up enormous potential for both companies.”
The German company already develops membrane filter elements at its Ludwigsburg headquarters. “The expansion of interlinked development capacity in Singapore/Ludwigsburg is another
The new water filtration system, which is now fully operational, is based on proprietary disc filtration technology developed by Arkal Filtration Systems and provides full stream filtration for the plant’s cooling water tower
system. Amiad acquired Arkal Filtration Systems last year. “This project leverages our acquisition of Arkal and reinforces our track record of successfully completing complex installations, from commissioning through operation,” said Amos Dadon, senior sales manager in Israel at Amiad Filtration Systems. www.amiad.com
Dean Spatz named as new Voltea chairman Dean Spatz, the founder and former chairman and CEO of water treatment company Osmonics Inc, has joined the Voltea board of directors as chairman. “We are proud to have Dean on board and feel that his experience and knowledge will be of great value in accelerating Voltea’s growth,” said Michiel Lensink, CEO of the desalination technology company. Prior to its acquisition by General Electric in 2003, Osmonics was listed on the New York Stock
Exchange with over US$200 million in sales and 1400 employees. “I have spent many years in the water industry and it is rare to come across a company like Voltea that has a unique proprietary technology, a strong and supportive shareholder base as well as a motivated and skilled group of employees. All of these signs point to a bright future for Voltea and I am very pleased to be part of the team,” said Spatz. www.voltea.com
www.inge.ag www.lg.com
Mann+Hummel plans research lab in Singapore Mann+Hummel is setting up a research laboratory in Singapore, to support membrane production and sales on-site.
Amiad Filtration Systems has completed testing of a new water filtration system that it has installed for Israeli petrochemical producer Carmel Olefins Ltd.
www.donaldson.com
inge strengthens distribution ties with LG Electronics inge watertechnologies AG has signed a new framework agreement with South Korea’s LG Electronics.
Amiad installs disc filtration technology at petrochemical plant
important step for our growth and diversification strategy,” said Manfred Wolf, president and general manager, Mann+Hummel Automotive and Industrial Business. “We want to further growth at all levels within the group and realise a disproportionate expansion of the non-automotive sector,” added Wolf. www.mann-hummel.com/water/
Toray delivers RO membranes for Chinese desal plants Toray Industries Inc is to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to two seawater desalination plants in Qingdao and Caofeidian, China. The two plants, which are both scheduled to start operations later this year, will together produce 150 000 m3 of water per day. The Qingdao desalination plant, with a water production capacity of 100 000 m3 per day, is the largest desalination plant
in China and is the country’s first plant to be fully focused on producing drinking water. The Caofeidian desalination plant in Tangshan, Hebei, will have a production capacity of 50 000 m3 per day. The water produced by the plant will be mainly used as industrial water at the Caofeidian industrial development zone and partly as drinking water. www.toray.com