Water treatment chemicals raise investment storm again

Driven by strong growth in demand from China and India, Sinochem’s new network news is driven by strong growth in demand from China and India. In the coming years, the demand for global water treatment chemicals and technology will grow at an annual rate of 5.7% to reach a rapid growth rate. The size of this market in 2013 will reach 59 billion U.S. dollars. Stimulated by the increasing demand from the global market, since the beginning of this year, major global water treatment chemicals and technology companies have announced plans to increase production capacity and increase R&D investment.

The well-known consulting company Friedonia Group stated that the developing countries’ strong demand for water treatment chemicals and technology, led by China and India, came from industrial expansion in these regions and the government’s policy of expanding clean water supply capacity. influences. The driving force for demand growth in developed regions is mainly from the recycling of water resources.

GE, a global water treatment giant, said it has expanded its production capacity of water treatment chemicals and technology plants located in the high-tech development zone in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. The project is part of GE's $2 billion investment in expanding the Chinese market and increasing customer support plans announced in November 2010. GE said that the Chinese government is promoting the country’s energy and water infrastructure infrastructure modernization process in order to maintain the sustainability of strong economic growth. Against the backdrop of favorable policies, the company has increased the process of localizing Chinese operations to shorten the time it takes to respond to local customer needs. Compared with ordering the same product from a U.S. factory, the Wuxi factory can shorten the time from ordering to delivery by 6 to 10 weeks. Jeff Connery, GE's vice president of water treatment technology, said: "The expansion of the Wuxi plant will greatly improve our ability to serve local customers and respond more quickly to the increasingly strict atmosphere and water of the Chinese government. Resource Management Regulations."

Finland Kemira recently announced that it will invest 40 million euros in Bayer Technology Materials's Dormagen, Germany and Tarragona, Spain, to build two new water treatment coagulant devices to strengthen its position in the European market. The two devices are expected to be completed and put into operation in 2012. Kemira has entered into a partnership with Bayer Scientific Materials and plans to purchase by-products of polyurethane production from Bayer AG to produce coagulants for drinking water and wastewater treatment.

Ashland’s Ashland Hercules Water Treatment Technologies developed a water treatment chemical delivery system in March of this year. This kind of system can eliminate the harm that liquid water treatment chemicals may cause in the transmission process. Ashland said that the company's R&D staff has turned liquid water treatment chemicals into solid form, and that this solid water treatment chemical can be activated within its developed solid chemical delivery system. This new type of water treatment chemicals, coupled with a sealed system, can significantly improve safety performance, reduce chemical transmission costs and eliminate pollution while reducing the time spent on liquid chemicals.

The world's other major water treatment chemical company, Nalco USA, recently signed an agreement to obtain a technology license from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, which can improve biotechnology and improve water treatment efficiency.