Outotec Oyj, a developer of minerals and metals processing technology, and Kemira Oyj, a chemicals company, have signed a cooperation agreement to develop new water treatment technology for mining and oil sands processing applications.

VWS Westgarth, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, has secured a multi-million dollar contract from SBM Atlantia, to provide its FPSO, a seawater treatment system, for installation in the Baleia Azul field, offshore Espirito Santo state, Brazil.

Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction of South Korea has secured a $1.46bn contract from Saline Water Conversion to build a water desalination plant at Ras Az Zawr in Saudi Arabia.

Kemira Oyj, a global water chemistry company, through its North American subsidiary Kemira Water Solutions has acquired Water Elements (WE), a North American manufacturer of inorganic coagulants for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment.

Kemira, a chemicals company that serves customers in water-intensive industries, has established a manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China to extend its customer service for the Chinese water treatment markets.

Mr. Water Professional Water Treatment (MWPWT) of Maryland has introduced a new water treatment technology, EcoVent, that can be applied to a water softener, acid neutralizer, or a backwashing water filtration unit to remove iron and sulfur from well water systems.

Kemira Oyj, a chemicals company, has planned to form an alliance with two water infrastructure companies in India, IVRCL and Hindustan Dorr-Oliver (HDO) to serve Indian water treatment markets.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the EU and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will provide EUR15.5m for constructing a wastewater treatment plant and expanding the wastewater collection network in Bijeljina in Republika Srpska.

Woodard & Curran, an integrated engineering, science, and operations company, has secured a 10-year contract to operate the township of Maple Shade’s water and wastewater treatment systems.