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Avoiding the High Cost of Infrastructure Neglect
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Avoiding the High Cost of Infrastructure Neglect

Contracts like BOO and BOOT help ensure that water and wastewater infrastructure remains in top condition New water infrastructure can vitalize a community, but, as time wears on, water and wastewater treatment plants can fall into disrepair, not just from physical forces, but from social and political influences as well. If neglect continues for too long,...

Toray: Partial Withdrawal and Suspension of Certification under the ISO9001 International Standard for Quality Management Systems
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Toray: Partial Withdrawal and Suspension of Certification under the ISO9001 International Standard for Quality Management Systems

Toray Industries, Inc., today announced the outcome of a special audit implemented by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA), which is a registered certification body of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The audit was conducted in connection with the inappropriate actions relating to UL LLC (hereinafter, “UL”) certification which Toray disclosed on January 31,...

Serbia’s First Public-Private-Partnership Water Treatment Project Awarded to Metito
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Serbia’s First Public-Private-Partnership Water Treatment Project Awarded to Metito

The Contract for the realization of the water treatment project in Zrenjanin was signed between Metito, the City of Zrenjanin and Serbia’s Public Water Company. The signing of the first public private partnership project for the realization of a water treatment plant facility in the Republic of Serbia, has been announced at an official ceremony...

Codelco will begin construction of US$1 billion desalination plant
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Codelco will begin construction of US$1 billion desalination plant

The Chilian state-owned copper mining company, Codelco, will begin building a US$1 billion desalination plant for its northern operations this year. The plant, which will be operational in three more years, is a major step towards the company’s goal of reducing inland water consumption by 60%, highlights the company’s recent press release. The consortium, formed by...

Gradiant Acquires WaterPark to Move Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Closer to Water Sustainability
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Gradiant Acquires WaterPark to Move Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Closer to Water Sustainability

Gradiant, a global solutions provider and developer for cleantech water, today announced it has acquired WaterPark Environment Corp. (WaterPark), a design and construction firm based in Taiwan that is focused on water technologies for advanced manufacturing in the high tech industries of semiconductor and microelectronics. “Taiwan leads the world in regulating industrial water reuse and...