PWN Technologies Signs MOUs with Key Asian Partners

Collaboration on development of ceramic membrane plants
n MOU was signed with Japanese water
Aengineering firm Metawater and Dutch
water engineering and contracting firm Rwb
on 27 June 2010. First steps in the collaboration
potentially include the design and construction
of the world’s largest ceramic membrane
plant in Andijk, The Netherlands, The
MOU also outlined the formation of a longterm
joint strategic alliance among the parties
to deliver ceramic technology to selected
global markets.
Metawater Co., Ltd. is aiming to be a
leading company in the water environmental
industry combining unique water treatment
technologies established in the long
history of NGK Insulators, Ltd. and Fuji
Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. Rwb Waterservices
is a Dutch supplier of various types of
water treatment, industrial water supply and
potable water supply.
Signatories to the MOU were Mr Pieter
Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies, Mr
Tomonori Satou, International Marketing
Director of Metawater, and Mr André Reigers
man, Managing Director of Rwb. The
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signing was witnessed by Mr Martien den
Blanken, CEO of NV PWN, Mr Bas Brouwer,
Process Engineer of Rwb and Mr Yoshi
Kanto, International Engineering Department
Manager of Metawater.
Innovation collaboration with PUB
WN Technologies and PUB, Singapore’s national water agency
Psigned an MOU to develop an Innovation collaboration during a
joint press conference held on 30 June 2010 at the Singapore International
Water Week 2010.
The MOU signifies a new level of alliance and partnership between
PWN Technologies and PUB, who will both collaborate where syn-
The signing ceremony of the MOU with PUB on research collaboration.
A Japanese ceremony was performed to celebrate
the MOU with Metawater and Rwb.
ergy and value in knowledge development and capability building
will be achieved. Areas of interests identified so far are: ceramic
membranes for water treatment; membrane process optimisation,
and advanced oxidation processes.
PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of the Environment
and Water Resources. It is the national water agency, managing Singapore’s
water supply, water catchment and used water in an integrated
way. PUB won the 2007 Stockholm Industry Water Award and was
named Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2006.
The cooperation will focus comprehensively on new technologies
for water treatment processes and on jointly performed demonstrations
of such new technologies in operational conditions. Synergistic
cooperation would be based on the complementary strengths
of PWN Technologies and PUB. As part of the MOU, PWN and
PUB will work together on innovative solutions.
Signatories to the MOU were Mr Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN
Technologies and Mr Tan Yok Gin, Assistant Chief Executive (Operations),
PUB. The signing was witnessed by Mr Martien den
Blanken, CEO of NV PWN, and Mr Chan Yoon Kum, Deputy Chief
Executive of PUB.
At the signing ceremony Mr Chan Yoon Kum said: “PWN Technologies
has cemented a place in the local and regional water industry.
This year onwards, we look forward to working with PWN Technologies
on many high-impact research and technology projects. In
closing, I would like to add that the signing of this MOU marks a significant
milestone in our relationship with PWN Technologies.’’
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