Seawater Desalination Remains Critical to Meet Water Requirements Across the Middle East and North Africa, Finds Frost & Sullivan

November 3rd, 2009 ABU DHABI, UAE - Frost & Sullivan felicitated Metito with the 2009 Market Leadership Award in the Middle East Water and Wastewater Treatment Market. The award is recognition of Metito's leadership position in the regional water and wastewater treatment market, be it in terms of market share or market coverage.

September 15th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The mobile handsets market in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to achieve high growth long after the number of mobile subscriptions has started to decline. This will be true particularly for the low-end devices segment, although rising migration to middle and high-tier devices by both existing and new subscribers due to price declines will also support market expansion.

July 20th, 2009 MUMBAI, India - Growth in purchase power, non-availability of clean potable water, and the introduction of innovative, affordable chemical/resin-based products have given the Indian point-of-use (POU) water treatment systems market a significant boost. The residential water treatment systems market is in the growth stage in India as urban lifestyles evolve in tandem with increasing globalization and the rapid pace of development of the IT/ITES industry.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Frost & Sullivan has conferred two prestigious awards on Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS). The "2008 Frost & Sullivan European Pharmaceutical Water & Wastewater Treatment Business Development Strategy Leadership Award," lauds VWS for its successful strategies that have enabled it to consolidate its position as one of the leading process water and wastewater solution providers for the pharmaceutical industry in Europe.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Demand for fresh water is increasing around the world, especially in regions with rapidly growing populations and badly affected by long, drought seasons. Water is only going to become scarcer and many governments are looking at desalination and investing in this technology to supply water to their populations.

June 28th, 2009 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The market for water and wastewater treatment equipment in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries experienced rapid growth during 2008 driven by huge investments in infrastructure, real estate, petrochemicals, oil and gas and other sectors. However, the sub-prime mortgage crisis that hit western economies changed the business climate and there was a considerable decline in demand for most commodities.

June 21st, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - District cooling is fast emerging as the most viable cooling solution in the Middle East, where the temperature frequently exceeds 45 degree Celsius and air conditioning requirements consume 70 percent of the power during peak electricity demand. As power shortage is rampant in this region, the governments are turning to district cooling to cool buildings, as it is a cheaper and greener alternative to air conditioning.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The global economic slowdown has created huge opportunities for sustainable water & wastewater treatment technologies. These opportunities can be found in key areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, resource recovery as well as water reuse and recycling.

May 11th, 2009 HOUSTON - WATER STANDARD, a global vessel-based water desalination company, was honored with the "Desalination Deal of the Year" award at Global Water Intelligence's Global Water Awards Ceremony held Monday, April 27, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award recognizes WATER STANDARD's contribution to "redefining an industry" and acknowledges WATER STANDARD's achievement in securing commitments of up to US$250 million in funding towards the development and construction of the first in its fleet of Seawater Desalination Vessels (SDV), an unprecedented achievement in the desalination sector.

April 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - The availability of skilled resources has powered industrial expansion, and consequently, has fuelled consumerist lifestyles across all income groups in India. The hospitality, electrical, and electronics sectors have also grown at a fast clip, generating large amounts of waste that must be tackled in an environmentally sound manner.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers have developed a new microbial desalination system that can remove 90 per cent of the salt from a seawater-like solution. Microbial desalination could offer big advantages over the methods currently used to purify seawater, which require enormous pressure to operate, and gobble up huge amounts of energy.

August 17th, 2009 Consolidated Water raises quarterly dividendGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Consolidated Water Co. said its board has raised it regular quarterly dividend 15 percent to 7.5 cents from 6.5 cents.

August 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of researchers from China and the US has determined that a process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater. Clean water for drinking, washing and industrial uses is a scarce resource in some parts of the world.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Recent reports indicate that China is turning to the sea to solve the growing problem of water shortages afflicting the country and cut utility costs as well. For example, a pilot project that uses seawater to flush toilets in a residential part of the famous brewery city of Qingdao in Shandong province will be extended after receiving official approval in June.

September 9th, 2009 Morgan Stanley's Makhoul is leaving firmNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Wednesday its president of Middle East and North Africa operations, Georges Makhoul, is leaving the bank. Habib Achkar will take on the role of regional manager for the New York-based bank's Middle East and North Africa operations.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday said it will set up two major water projects in Mumbai and Chennai at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore aimed at finding a permanent solution to the acute water scarcity in these two metros. "Two mega projects have been sanctioned for two major cities.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have developed a new water desalination and filtration system that helps cut costs and time in producing clean water. The new mini-mobile-modular (M3) "smart" water desalination and filtration system has been made by researchers at the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

August 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved and adopted the new international thermodynamic equation of state for seawater called TEOS-10. A complex, dynamic mixture of dissolved minerals, salts, and organic material, seawater has historically presented difficulties in terms of determining its physical chemical properties.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's civil aviation suppliers market, including components and maintenance, is seen growing annually at 16.1 percent over the next five years to top $3.89 billion, says a new research by a global consultancy. 'Low manufacturing and labour costs are expected to boost outsourcing to India.

January 11th, 2009 LONDON - British actress Sadie Frost, who has moved on from her marriage with actor Jude Law, says she is too busy with work now to think of romance. According to mirror.co.uk, Frost just returned from a break with Law.