Membrane workshop

the terms of the deal, Commodore

For further information, contact:

delivered

Separation Technologies will form

Dr 5 Burton, Department of

designed

a

Biochemistry, Rhodes University, PO Box

better

94,614O

downstream

new,

wholly

technology grant

owned

subsidiary. It will also rights

long-term

licences

outside

current

the

Environmental

US

its

(Supported

Membrane)

technology which

and recovery

can

for

valuable

reuse

or

for safe disposal. the

in

patented

systems

technologies

in

NASDAQ

(US) merger

and

Since

Market. delisted

merger

NASDAQ

Commodore

Technologies, begun

SmallCap

the

announcement,

trading

has

Separation

which

has

instead

on the NASD

Bulletin

Board

system,

appeal

against

OTC

pending

the

an

[email protected]

product

launches,

the introduction

of new

manufacturing

Pk.

The

of

plants

water

for

contact

immersion

is

a

manufacturer

of daily

contact

using

lenses

The two facilities

Hilafilcon

with

European

specifications.

rigorous

required

Commodore Separation Technologies

the major

requirements

Inc. 3240Town

the contract

water

consists

of a number starting

Group Inc, 1017 South Mountain

units, automated

+I 626 357 5000.

reduces

the

soluble

organics

compact

specialist

will be on “Membrane

developments isation,

MTD in waste

water treatment

The 26-29

workshop

Drakensville Africa.

Note

the submission May

will

1999.

Resort that

provide Water

The

also incorporates

drain

a RO

an auto-

which

ensures

is periodically

during

periods

rinsed of low

to prevent

deterioration

water

quality

and

in

place South

the deadline of abstracts

the for is 31

of

bacteria

The water

treatment

plants

of raw

water

flow

between

0.4 and 0.6 m3/h, can supply

between

and

m3/h

meet

2.4

0.2

membranes

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to

water

of

semiconductor However,

1.3 peak

quality

also declined,

weakness

in

and energy

markets.

in

spite

the

the

of

these

company

into

(SOE)

AB

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offer

style cartridges.

and

as 0.2 pm Liquid

include

viscous

aerated

liquids,

bases,

even

agents, at

The assembly’s in-line

supplies. provide

elevated

was

tank

design and

to moderate

vents

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product

significant

and

gas

PFR media

long steam

life,

programme

made

a

to sales in

as new product

sales of

$9.5

million

19% of total sales.

“We

are

growth

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aggressive

contribution

the quarter,

by in its

Group.

approximately

confident

in revenues

ended

growth

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of

strong

and improved

as the year progresses. the first quarter

with

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record

orders of $54.4 million,

which were

driven

increases

by double-digit

all our major except

geographic

Japan,”

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continue

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addition,

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we

sales

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higher

revenues business

expected segment.

in our Fluid

will gain from

introductions,

are expected during

of

from increased

in the diagnostics

new product improve

also

in Europe.”

specialty and

Furthermore,

results

are

“Our

will benefit

products volume

its

growth

to realise the benefits

our recent investments He

its

G. Kachur.

is strategically to

revenue

in

markets

commented

president/CEO,

business

make it especially

for small

sterile

acids

or in steam service.

ease of change-out convenient

hot

aggressive

and sanitising

temperatures,

flow

chemical

service.

apphcations solvents

broad

grade filters for reliability

liquid

new

were

strong

the company’s

earnings

with all

components ended drops,

pm

are rates

but the

RO plants

business

because

comprised

and are 100% integrity-tested.

capable

demands.

from

chemically

PTFE

open

water,

(RO) unit

conductivity.

that the plant

is

through

demand,

at

feature

Pall-manufactured

double-layer

in

softeners,

at pressure

valve system

eliminates

bypass

validated

minim-

take

1999

that of

The cartridges

sterilising

proliferation.

September

seal

sanitary

and are fully

and the

process industry”.

patented

with low extractables,

reverse osmosis

to reduce

to

a

low pressure

removal.

divert

The Sealkleen assembly

compatibility

to water

and pumped

air/gas/vent

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to

Processing

mix of

in its US Fluid

addition,

from

fully

resins

Results

worldwide

sanitary

of

processes,

of air and gases, as well as aerosol

a

broad-spectrum

system

workshop

two

products.

new

virus removal

single

by ion exchange,

from

driven

scavenger.

concentration

Asia/Pacific

which

which are high-area-pleated

of integrated

then transferred

South Africa has announced

and being

the

exceptionally

inert

plant

with

organic

uses

Division of the Water Institute of WISA

water

in

were

economic

quarter,

of

in placing

purification

Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016, USA. Tel:

its 3rd

One

earnings weak

are designed for the sterilisation

polypropylene

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that

the

by

SealkleenrM PFR filter cartridges

upstream to downstream.

rinsing,

was total reliability

company’s

sales in the

possibility

and

grade

for

last year’s first quarter.

with its record

clamp

the plants

million

delighted

streams.

new

for cleaning,

in

sterilising

features

and packaging.

and

A.

lenses in

contaminant-free

water

supplied.

major

produce

accordance

Fax: +1 770 422 1163.

Seal kleen cartridges with Emflon PFR media

for

million

and a less-than-favourable

Pall’s

disposable

of $1.6

with $2.5

problems,

in Livingstone,

and

Scotland

confidence

&

million

th e quarter, up 15% on last year.

The

has two purpose-built facilities

sales were US$50.6 Its net income

USF Elga Ltd, High Street, Lane End,

manufacture,

and

production

GA 30144, USA. Tel: +l 770 422 1518,

to the UV disinfection

pure

Award Systems, part of Bausch

sterile

is

For further information, contact:

use a

produce

lens

Inc,

prior

filter

compared

packing. Lomb

a cartridge

purification

to

hydration

Technology

Its worldwide

costs

For further information, contact:

Membrane

year, to 31 January.

bacterial

results for

the first quarter of its 1999 fiscal

increased

The company

Membrane workshop

against

Cuno Inc has reported

final

region,

to produce

Or contact: American Technologies

a

conditions

NASDAQ

Point Drive, Kennesaw,

1 mS/cm

As

881007, Email:

fitted

plants for Award

decision.

The

this to less than distribution.

Tel: +44 1494 887700, Fax: +44 1494

has

the installation

hydration

of

bed resin

of two

completed

water treatment

of the

on the NASDAQ

reduces before

contaminants,

water to the high quality required

listing

mixed

nuclear-grade

Record Ql sales for Cuno

affected

technologies

approval

a

High Wycombe, Bucks. HP14 3JH, UK.

range

on

and

now

Elga-Permutit

of

fields,

mS/cm,

polishing

using

is

USF

its

the deal was based

proposed

5

units

a conductivity

chamber.

sale

several

RO

Water quality and disposable contact lenses

Systems

water purification.

However,

ATEG

is

proprietary

and

including

3984, Email: [email protected]

using

and

and

toxic

ATEG

development,

commercialisation products

than

cylinder

selectively

a feedstream

substances engaged

and is SLiMTM

Liquid

from

South Africa.

the

precaution

has developed

commercialising

materials

its

Separation

Technologies

remove

to

Grahamstown,

Tel: +27 46 603 8443, Fax: +27 46 622

Services Inc.

Commodore

separation

and

Commodore

owner,

system,

SLiM

by

to produce

and its

to gradually

the year.”

For further information, contact: Pail BioPharmaceuticals, 2200 Northern

For further information, contact:

Boulevard, East Hills, NY 11548, USA.

Cuno Inc, 400 Research Parkway,

Tel: +I 516 484 5400, Fax: +l 516 625

Meriden, CT 06450, USA. Tel: +l 203

3610, Email: [email protected]

237 5541, Fax: Tel: +I 203 238 8962.

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