Industrial Water and Wastewater News

  1. MediSun Energy And Guangdong Beijing Enterprises Shixi Technology Announce Global Distributorship For Advanced SBR-AGS Municipal Wastewater Solutions, Securing Exclusive Distribution In Malaysia And Saudi Arabia 8/6/2026

    MediSun Planet Pte Ltd ("MediSun Energy"), a leader in integrated water technology and advanced circular solutions, announced a landmark global distributorship with Guangdong Beijing Enterprises Shixi Technology Co., Ltd. Under this strategic agreement, MediSun Energy secures global distribution rights for the company's flagship Sequential Batch Reactor - Aerobic Granular Sludge (SBR-AGS) municipal wastewater technology, including exclusive distribution rights across Malaysia and comprehensive strategic cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  2. Mitsubishi Electric Offers A Single Source For Pump Control, Automation, And Water System Visualization 8/6/2026

    Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., Industrial Automation Division (Mitsubishi Electric US, Industrial Automation) and Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions, Inc. are helping water and wastewater utilities streamline operations through a unified approach to system automation, pump control, and system visualization.

  3. Can Wind Be Harnessed To Capture And Convert Atmospheric Water Into Freshwater? 8/5/2026

    Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting captures water vapor from the air using specialized materials, or sorbents, and thermal energy to produce freshwater. In research published in Advanced Functional Materials, investigators developed a wind-driven strategy that they showed provides a cost-effective and sustainable approach to freshwater production.

  4. DuPont FilmTec Fortilife XC220 Element Named A Sustainability Product Of The Year For Advancing Industrial Water Circularity 8/5/2026

    DuPont today announced that its DuPont FilmTec Fortilife XC220 element has been named a Sustainability Product of the Year by the Business Intelligence Group for its contribution to advancing industrial water reuse, resource recovery, and more sustainable Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) operations.

  5. Wastewater Treatment In Cotton Factories 8/5/2026

    Cotton is everywhere. It’s in your t-shirt, your bed sheets, your denim jeans. And yet, despite covering only 2.5% of the world’s cultivated land, it accounts for roughly 24% of global insecticide use and 11% of pesticide sales. But pesticide runoff is only part of the story.

  6. Toward A Cleaner Dye Bath: Advances In Textile Wastewater Treatment And Water Reuse 8/5/2026

    No stage of textile production carries a heavier environmental burden than wet processing. Dyeing and finishing generate large volumes of wastewater laced with residual dyes, salts, sizing agents, auxiliaries, and metals.

  7. Transforming Wastewater Into Valuable Resources 8/5/2026

    Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for sustaining life on Earth, as plants and animals require it to synthesize amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids. Often, agricultural professionals use nitrogen fertilizers to boost crop growth and production.

  8. City of Cadillac Selects Schneider Electric And Budderfly To Advance Resilient Energy Infrastructure With No Upfront Cost 8/5/2026

    The City of Cadillac, Michigan, has selected Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, and Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider Budderfly to modernize critical municipal infrastructure, lower energy costs and improve resilience against power disruptions. Budderfly will invest approximately $4.4 million in the project, enabling infrastructure upgrades with no upfront cost to the city.

  9. Pennsylvania American Water Making $4M Upgrade To Strengthen Fairview Wastewater System 8/4/2026

    Pennsylvania American Water today announced that a project to upgrade two wastewater treatment plants in Fairview Township, York County, is scheduled to begin in August.

  10. Kemira Acquires REPUR S.r.l., Strengthening Its Position In Sustainable Water Treatment And Circular Solutions 8/4/2026

    Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, has completed the acquisition of REPUR S.r.l., an Italy-based provider of activated carbon reactivation services for municipal and industrial water treatment applications. REPUR’s 2025 revenue was slightly over 5 million Euros and it employs 21 people.