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Receives AAEE Grand Prize Award
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to Drinking Water Standards"
Black & Veatch
Receives AAEE Grand Prize Award for Design of Scottsdale Water
Campus
Kansas City, Missouri (June 4, 2001)
- Black & Veatch announced today that it has won the Grand Prize
Award for Design for the City of Scottsdale's Water Campus in the
American Academy of Environmental Engineers® national Excellence in
Environmental Engineering® annual awards competition.
The
Scottsdale Water Campus, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is
currently the largest in the nation to treat wastewater to drinking
water standards using microfiltration (MF) and reverse osmosis (RO)
technologies. It is also one of the first large facilities to use a
new generation of thin-film composite RO membranes, which provide a
high rejection of dissolved material at about half of the operating
pressure. This significantly reduces energy consumption.
"The Scottsdale Water Campus
required Black & Veatch to recognize and incorporate the
delicate balance among community needs, environmental concerns, and
government regulations," said Jim Patton, president of the
Americas Division of Black & Veatch. "This award showcases
the abilities and talents of the project team and exemplifies the
company's commitment to building a world of difference."
The Water Campus is the cornerstone
of the City's integrated wastewater treatment/water reclamation
program towards compliance with Arizona's 1980 Groundwater
Management Act, which requires either natural or artificial recharge
to equal groundwater withdrawals.
Black & Veatch saved Scottsdale
time and money by recommending and providing fast-track design of an
expansion (Phase II) concurrent with construction of the first phase
of the Scottsdale Water Campus. This approach enabled Scottsdale to
benefit from existing excavation and construction, resulting in
savings of $4 million.
"Water is the lifeblood of the
desert, and we are obviously committed to the protection and
preservation of this most valued resource," said Scottsdale
Water Resources Department General Manager David M. Mansfield.
"The Water Campus represents the marriage of social and
environmental values through effective use of advanced technology
and engineering."
AAEE received entries from throughout
the United States from industries, consulting firms, government
agencies, and institutions. All the entries were judged by a
nine-person panel of nationally recognized experts.
Over the past decade, AAEE has
recognized Black & Veatch accomplishments through two Superior
Achievement Awards, two Grand Prizes in Research, three Grand Prizes
in Design, and one Honor Award in Design.
The criteria upon which all entries
were judged included demonstration of an integrated approach that
considers all environmental media - air, water, and land; quality as
evidenced by the degree of user satisfaction and proven performance;
the extent of the entry contributes to our efforts or offers the
prospect of contributing to social and economic advancement;
originality and innovation representing the application of new
knowledge, a new application of existing knowledge or an innovative
mix or existing performance; and the complexity of the problem
addressed.
"The caliber of the competition
was especially high this year," said AAEE Executive Director
William C. Anderson. "Black & Veatch and the City of
Scottsdale deserve this special recognition for the Scottsdale Water
Campus design."
The American Academy of Environmental
Engineers is a specialty certification board and professional
society for environmental engineers that is dedicated to improving
the quality of environmental engineering practice. Headquartered in
Annapolis, Maryland, it certifies environmental engineers of proven
quality from around the world in one or more of seven specialties of
environmental engineering practice. For more information about the
Academy, access www.aaee.net.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading
global engineering and construction firm specializing in the fields
of energy, water, and information technology. Black & Veatch
provides complete engineering, procurement, construction,
architectural, financial, asset management, IT, and management
consulting services for utilities, industry, and government
agencies. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the employee-owned
company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is
ranked 63rd on the Forbes "500 Top Private Companies in the
U.S." listing for 2000. The company's website address is www.bv.com
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Linda Bond BLACK & VEATCH
8400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114
phone 913-458-3124
fax 913-458-3730 bondls@bv.com
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Novozymes
A/S Acquires Sybron Biochemicals
BAGSVAERD, Denmark, June 1
/PRNewswire/ -- Effective 1 July 2001 Novozymes A/S acquires Sybron
Biochemicals from Sybron Chemicals Inc. This activity will become an
integrated part of the Novozymes Group. Sybron Biochemicals, based
in Virginia, USA, is today a division of Sybron Chemicals Inc.,
which is a subsidiary of Bayer Corporation. Sybron Biochemicals is
engaged in research, production and sale of naturally-occurring
microorganisms. In 2000 it achieved turnover of around DKK 140
million and employed almost 100 people.
Like
Novozymes' present range of enzyme products, Sybron Biochemicals'
products are environment-friendly alternatives to a large number of
traditional chemicals.
The primary business areas of Sybron
Biochemicals include microorganisms for industrial biological
purification plants, maintenance of drains and septic tanks, and for
other technical applications. The company is developing a new
business area involving microorganisms for grass and other crops
that will reduce dependency on fertilizers and chemicals.
Sybron Biochemicals is considered to
be a market leader in these business areas.
Novozymes' President and CEO, Steen
Riisgaard, comments: "Sybron Biochemicals is a perfect match
for our vision to provide environment-friendly biological solutions.
As we expand our range to include biological products other than
enzymes, we can see a number of potential synergies with our
existing business. Novozymes has a very large database of classified
microorganisms that will improve Sybron Biochemicals' opportunities
to offer new or more effective microorganisms. Novozymes also has
extensive knowledge of the fermentation techniques that can optimize
Sybron Biochemicals' existing production process. Sybron
Biochemicals will also be able to benefit from our extensive
international sales and distribution system."
Expectations of 2001
The parties have agreed not to
disclose the terms of this transaction. The acquisition is estimated
to increase Novozymes' turnover by around DKK 75 million, equivalent
to Sybron Biochemicals' expected sales in the second half of 2001.
In the coming years sales from the acquired activities are forecast
to grow by at least 10% on an annual basis. The one-off costs of the
acquisition are expected to result in a neutral impact on operating
profit for the current year, while net interest expenditures will be
subject to a moderately negative impact due to financing of the
acquisition. Within a 3-year period the operating profit margin of
the acquired activities is expected to reach the level of the
existing business.
Other use of Novozymes' technology
base
The Sybron Biochemicals acquisition
is part of a strategy to make optimum use of Novozymes' technology
base. The work to utilize the technology base is continuing. Further
information is expected to be published in the third quarter.
Novozymes A/S is a biotech-based
company and the world's largest producer of enzymes for industrial
use. Headquartered in Denmark, Novozymes employs more than 3,000
people. The company has its own activities in 20 countries, and
sells its enzymes in more than 120 countries. Novozymes' B shares
are listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Novozymes was spun off
from Novo Nordisk A/S in November 2000.
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Tampa
Get New Water Source
Covanta Obtains Notice to Proceed
On Tampa Bay Desalination Facility
FAIRFIELD, NJ--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June
1, 2001-- Largest Reverse Osmosis Desalination Drinking Water
Facility In U.S. Project Includes Construction Contract and 30-Year
Operations Contract
Covanta Energy Corporation (NYSE: COV)
today announced that it has received notice to proceed from Poseidon
Resources Corporation to build and operate a 25 million gallon per
day (gpd) Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination potable water drinking
facility for Tampa Bay Water. Poseidon, a developer of water
projects, entered into a Water Purchase Agreement with Tampa Bay
Water in 1999.
Under a February 2001 agreement with
Poseidon, Covanta will design and build the facility for a fixed
price of approximately $74 million and will operate the plant for
the next 30 years for an annual service fee of approximately $7
million per year, adjusted for inflation. Covanta expects to break
ground on the project in the next few weeks, and the project is
scheduled to be in service by year-end 2002.
"This project is a good example
of the emerging market of domestic design/build/operate (or d/b/o)
water and wastewater infrastructure projects," said Scott G.
Mackin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Covanta Energy.
"By leveraging the expertise we've gained over 18 years of
developing and implementing more than 27 similarly structured d/b/o
energy infrastructure projects for the public sector, Covanta is
well positioned to pursue these opportunities in water."
Joe Burgess, Executive Vice President
of Covanta Water Systems, added, "This project, the largest RO
desalination drinking water project in the U.S., demonstrates the
potential of Covanta's industry-leading DualSand filtration
technology. The Tampa Bay facility will produce the least expensive
potable water of any desalination plant - about $2 per thousand
gallons. For client communities accustomed to seeing desalination
costs of $4-6 per thousand gallons, this is very attractive."
The facility will produce between 25
and 28.75 million gallons per day and is designed to be expandable
to 35 million gallons per day. It will use sand filtration
technology for pre-treatment followed by extensive banks of reverse
osmosis membrane cartridges of the type used in desalination
facilities in the U.S. and overseas.
Covanta Energy Corporation is an
internationally recognized designer, developer, owner and operator
of power generation projects and provider of related infrastructure
services. The Company's independent power business develops,
structures, owns, operates and maintains projects that generate
power for sale to utilities and industrial users worldwide. Its
waste-to-energy facilities convert municipal solid waste into energy
for numerous communities, predominantly in the United States. The
Company also offers single-source design/build/operate capabilities
for water and wastewater treatment infrastructures.
Additional information about Covanta
can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.covantaenergy.com,
or through the Company's automated information system at 866-COVANTA
(268-2682).
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