Spiral Water relocates to larger facility in California

Spiral Water relocates to larger facility in California

6 Industry news Filtration+Separation March/April 2016 Evonik Industries invests in membrane business Evonik Industries is planning to double the p...

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Filtration+Separation March/April 2016

Evonik Industries invests in membrane business Evonik Industries is planning to double the production capacity for its SEPURAN® brand hollow-fibre membrane modules in Lenzing/ Schörfling, Austria. The gas separation modules that Evonik produces in Schörfling are mainly intended for the biogas market and for hydrogen and helium extraction. The new hollow fibre spinning plant will be dedicated to the production of membrane modules for gas separation particularly for nitrogen extraction. The nearby Lenzing plant manufactures polyimide, a high-

performance polymer, which is spun and then further processed in Schörfling. The infrastructure in Lenzing will also be expanded. Evonik is making a mid double-digit million euro investment in the plant and its infrastructure. “The investment in Austria creates the basis for the further growth of our membrane business in the very attractive market for efficient gas separation. As a technology leader, we want to benefit in an aboveaverage way from the growth in the global gas separation market with our highly selective and productive membranes,” said Dr Ralph Sven

Kaufmann, a member of Evonik’s executive board and its chief operating officer.

Evonik’s investment will create more than 30 new jobs in Schörfling.

“We aim to expand the biogas membranes business, which has been well-established for five years. At the same time, we see excellent growth opportunities in the market for helium and hydrogen processing as well as for the efficient nitrogen production from air,” said Dr Claus Rettig, chairman of the Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH board of management.

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The additional membrane module production capacity is expected to be operational in late 2017.

Polyimide hollow fibres on their way through the spinning bath.

Hitachi to merge Singapore water subsidiaries

Bilfinger sells Water division to China’s Chengdu Techcent group

Hitachi Ltd is merging its Singapore-based subsidiaries Hitachi Aqua-Tech Engineering Pte Ltd and Aqua Works and Engineering Pte Ltd.

The engineering and services group Bilfinger SE has sold its Water Technologies division to Chinese water technology company Chengdu Techcent Environment Group.

Hitachi Aqua-Tech Engineering handles the design, manufacturing, sales and maintenance of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane systems, while Aqua Works and Engineering Pte Ltd is an engineering company focused on water-related facilities for condominiums as well as commercial and public facilities. The merger, which is scheduled to take place on 1 April 2016, will strengthen Hitachi’s Water and Environmental Solutions business targeting resorts, commercial facilities and high-rise

condominiums in Asia and island countries. Hitachi Aqua-Tech will aim for 2018 revenues of approximately S$38 million in Asia and island countries, with a particular focus on Singapore and the Maldives. Hitachi Group bought Hitachi Aqua-Tech, which has an extensive track record of RO membrane system sales in Singapore and the Maldives, in January 2009, and went on to acquire Aqua Works in January 2015. The Hitachi Group has identified the Water and Environmental Solutions business as a core field in its Social Innovation business. www.hitachi.com

Bilfinger Water Technologies specialises is water and wastewater management, screening and filtration technologies for separating solids from liquids and gases, as well as vacuum technology. Products and services are marketed under the Airvac, Diemme Filtration, Geiger, Johnson Screens, Noggerath, Passavant and Roediger brand names. The Water Technologies division has about 1600 employees and had a turnover of approximately €300 million in 2015.

The sale will allow Bilfinger to focus its business on the industrial and real estate sectors. “With the sale of the Water division, we continue to consistently apply our strategy of greater focus. We are concentrating on core businesses, core industries and core regions,” said Per Utnegaard, chairman of the Bilfinger executive board. “For the new owner, water technology is part of the core business, which will open up new development prospects for the employees.” Bilfinger will receive net proceeds of approximately €200 million from the sale. www.bilfinger.com www.tbhic.cn

Spiral Water relocates to larger facility in California Spiral Water Technologies, a developer of advanced filtration solutions for difficult-to-treat waters, has moved its corporate headquarters to an expanded facility in San Rafael, California. The US company will use the expanded space to accommodate www.filtsep.com

its growing operations including research & development and production. “The new offices are an important next step for Spiral Water. We are ideally positioned to grow as the demand for greater energy

efficiency, maximised water conservation, and solutions for waste management continues to increase. Our new space provides the room we need to accelerate our growth trajectory,” said Spiral Water president and CEO Ashwin Gulati.

Spiral Water’s flagship technology is its automatic self-cleaning filter, which was developed to address the issue of high and variable suspended solids removal across multiple industries. www.spiralwater.com