Europe at forefront of innovation in water technologies

Large companies dominate but university innovation on the rise

22-Jul-2024 - Europe is leading globally in the development of new technologies in the water sector, according to a study published by the European Patent Office (EPO). The report, which looks at international patent families (IPFs)[i], finds that companies, researchers and inventors from theEPO’s 39 member ...

Xylem To Acquire Evoqua

Creates Transformative Platform to Address World’s Most Critical Water Challenges

25-Jan-2023 - Xylem Inc. and Evoqua announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Xylem will acquire Evoqua in an all-stock transaction that reflects an implied enterprise value of approximately $7.5 billion. As water risks rise in global importance, this transaction unites two companies ...

Sudoc named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News

Company co-founded by Carnegie Mellon chemists develops environmentally safe methods for removing toxins and pollutants

30-Nov-2021 - Sudoc, a startup co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University chemists Terrence J. Collins and Ryan C. Sullivan, has been named one of 10 Startups to watch by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Sudoc is developing and commercializing TAML catalysts, a bioinspired environmentally friendly molecule ...

BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice close sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity

11-Nov-2021 - Following the approval by all relevant authorities, BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice closed the sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity. The transaction implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion, which includes net debt of around $2.5 billion. In July 2021, BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & ...

BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to sell Solenis

Closing of the transaction expected before the end of 2021

08-Jul-2021 - BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have signed an agreement to sell Solenis to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity company founded in 1995. The transaction implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion, which includes net debt of around $2.5 billion, subject to ...

LANXESS realigns water treatment business

Sale of the reverse osmosis membrane business to SUEZ

17-Jul-2020 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS continues to develop its portfolio and is reorganizing its water treatment technologies business: the company will focus on the ion exchange resins business and intends to grow here primarily in markets for high-end applications. As part of this realignment, ...

LANXESS plans to expand its business with membrane elements in Turkey

Distribution agreement signed with Burkut

02-Aug-2018 - The Liquid Purification Technologies (LPT) business unit of the specialty chemicals company LANXESS plans to expand its business with reverse osmosis membrane elements in Turkey. Correspondingly, LPT signed a distribution agreement with the Turkish Burkut INC, Izmir, regarding the sale of ...

Spanish salt venture opens new markets for AkzoNobel

New salt packing facility opens mediterranean market

07-Jun-2017 - Located in Súria, the facility is being used for tableting and packing high purity salt, which is a co-product of ICL’s potassium mine. AkzoNobel will market and sell the full volume of salt specialties produced, allowing it to serve new markets in the Mediterranean region. “High purity salt is ...

Praxair expands on-site business for wastewater customers in China

28-Oct-2016 - Praxair, Inc. continued to execute its strategy of providing environmental solutions for growing water treatment applications in China. The company recently started up two vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) oxygen supply systems for Jiangbin Water Treatment Co., Ltd, and the Gao Bei Dian ...

Berghof opens new branch office in Singapore

12-Jul-2016 - If you want to enjoy close proximity to your customers as often as possible, at some point frequent visits and a telephone are no longer enough. This prompted Berghof Membranes to open a new branch office in Singapore on September 9, 2015. With this, the company has expanded its global sales ...