Relationship further expands Nalco Water’s total water management
solutions
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ecolab Inc., the parent company of Nalco Water, has made a minority
equity investment in Aquatech International. Based in Canonsburg, Pa.,
Aquatech is a privately owned global leader in the design and
engineering of complex and comprehensive water treatment solutions that
improve water quality and reduce net water usage. Aquatech also provides
a suite of industry-leading technologies for the reuse and recycling of
water in the most demanding of industrial settings.
Through this relationship, Nalco Water, a global leader in industrial
water treatment solutions and services, increases its leading
capabilities to provide customers with comprehensive end-to-end
solutions to minimize net water usage and maximize process performance
and productivity.
“Diminishing access to clean water is one of the greatest risks facing
the world today,” said Christophe Beck, Ecolab executive vice president
and president of Nalco Water. “Ecolab’s unique water and hygiene
solutions, automation expertise and team of 25,000 on-site experts have
long provided superior solutions for our customers. This relationship
with Aquatech brings technologies and design and engineering
capabilities that further expand our ability to provide the most
advanced and robust total water management solutions to our customers.”
“We are excited about the opportunity to deploy our cutting-edge
technology solutions with Nalco Water’s industry-leading services,” said
Venkee Sharma, chief executive officer of Aquatech. “With the
combination of the two companies’ expertise, technologies and global
footprint, we will provide the most comprehensive total water management
solutions to any industry, anywhere in the world.”
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2015 sales of $13.5 billion and 47,000 associates,
Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote
safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use
and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food,
healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170
countries around the world.
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About Aquatech
Established in 1981, the privately held
Aquatech is a leading global provider of industrial and infrastructure
water treatment solutions and services. Based in Canonsburg, Pa., it has
offices throughout North America and has a significant presence
worldwide through subsidiaries in Europe, the Middle East, India and
China. Primary product groups offered by Aquatech are Raw Water
Treatment, Ion Exchange, Membrane Processes, Wastewater Recycle / Reuse,
Zero Liquid Discharge, Industrial Concentration and Desalination. In the
past 35 years Aquatech has executed more than 1,500 projects,
integrating several of its product groups, in over 60 countries across
the globe, for the power generation, chemical, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical, microelectronics, and other industries. Aquatech,
through its subsidiaries and offices, has global capabilities to suit
logistics of project sites throughout the world. For more information,
visit www.aquatech.com.
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