Sulzer is in exclusive talks to acquire pump manufacturer Ensival Moret for EUR 80 million ($86 million).
Kuwait Fund confirms loan for Port Said desalination project
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has confirmed a loan of KWD35 million ($115 million) to the government of Egypt for a 150,000 m3/d seawater desalination plant.
RMC finds like-minded buyer in Woodward & Curran
US engineering, science and operations company Woodward & Curran has acquired consulting engineers RMC Water & Environment, after RMC initiated a process to find a buyer.
Abengoa subsidiary hits Chapter 11 objection
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan by Abeinsa Holdings, the main US subsidiary of Abengoa, is facing an objection from the US Trustee, which oversees bankruptcy cases in the US, reports Business Insider.
Sri Lanka powers ahead with desalination plans
The Sri Lankan government is moving ahead with its plans to produce desalinated water, issuing a request for qualifications on one project, and an invitation for bids on another.
Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) helps chemicals company reduce reliance on the River Nile
Aquatech’s zero liquid discharge project designed for the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company reducing a reliance on the River Nile has now been commissioned…
Reverse osmosis membranes target industrial water market
Culligan International has launched an Industrial Water Reverse Osmosis System membrane system to treat a variety of industrial and commercial water treatment processes…
Bluetooth 5 signals second-generation beacons
Today sees the formal adoption of the latest Bluetooth wireless comms standard – Bluetooth 5 – incorporating all the low energy features previously seen in Bluetooth Smart
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Wafer shortage will lead to price hikes, warn suppliers.
There’s going to be an under-supply of 12 inch wafers and a price hike of up to 20%, reports Digitimes. TSMC, UMC and Micron are said to have been informed by their wafer suppliers that the contract price will be 10-20% higher as from Q1. Wafer suppliers Shin-Etsu Chemical, Sumco and Siltronic have all said …
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Leti integrates photodiodes below BOX of FD-SOI transistors
Leti has developed a new light-sensing device that integrates photodiodes below the buried oxide (BOX) of FDSOI transistors, making the transistors very sensitive to visible light. Photodiodes were co-integrated in the SOI substrate, replacing conventional FDSOI transistor backgate. This device architecture may lead not only to very small pixels with maximized fill factor, but also …
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