LG CHEM MARCHES INTO THE BRACKISH WATER RO MARKET AFTER ESTABLISHING LEADERSHIP IN SEAWATER DESALINA

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- LG Chem (KRX:051910), supplier of the full line of NanoH2OTM reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, announced that it has been recently awarded three contracts to supply Brackish Water (BW) RO membranes to major utilities in the U.S.

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In August 2018, LG Chem was awarded a contract to supply replacement membranes to the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center, the largest plant of its kind in northern California and the focal point of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s recycled water expansion. LG Chem will supply energy saving BW ES membranes to the 8 MGD (30,280 m3/day) facility. In addition following more than 18 months of trial, in June, LG Chem was awarded a contract to supply 3,170 energy saving BW ES elements to the Ground Water Replenishment System in the Orange County Water District. GWRS is the world’s largest indirect potable reuse facility with a total capacity of 100 MGD (378.5 MLD). In April, LG Chem won a replacement bid for the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in the West Basin Municipal Water District following a successful on-site trial last year. LG Chem supplied anti-fouling BW AFR membranes to the facility, which has a total capacity of 40 MGD (151.4 MLD). http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=32523