| Sold : SUEZ
Agrees to Sale of Nalco for $4 billion
 Paris,
France -- SUEZ has just concluded according to schedule
the sale of Nalco, its subsidiary specializing in chemical
water treatment and industrial processes. The signing of a
memorandum of understanding between SUEZ and a consortium
composed of the Blackstone Group, Apollo Management L.P.,
and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners regarding this
operation was announced September 4, 2003.
The transaction values
Nalco at USD 4.350 billion. The sale of Nalco is a
strategic decision which:
- Is in line with the
objectives of the SUEZ 2003-2004 action plan announced
January 9, 2003, namely, to improve profitability and
strengthen the Group's financial structure.
- Reduces Group's net
debt.
- Improves SUEZ return on
capital employed (ROCE): 9.1% ROCE for global
businesses in 2002, excluding Nalco, to be compared
with 8.6% ROCE for global businesses in 2002.
- Sharpens the Group
structure.
Total disposals carried out
since February 2003 have contributed EUR 10 billion to
reducing SUEZ debt. Therefore, already in 2003, the Group
has achieved one of the principal goals of the Action
Plan, namely, to reduce its net debt (which stood at EUR
28 billion at June 30, 2002) by one-third. Net debt came
at EUR 16.5 billion, pro forma at June 30, 2003.
Following the transaction,
Nalco will be accounted for under the equity method from
1st January 2003 until November, 5, 2003. Excluding Nalco,
SUEZ 9 months revenues at September 30, 2003 were EUR 28.7
billion, up 4.4%, with an organic revenue growth of 8.4%.
SUEZ, a worldwide
industrial and services Group, active in sustainable
development, provides companies, municipalities, and
individuals innovative solutions in Energy - electricity
and gas - and the Environment - water and waste services.
In 2002, SUEZ generated revenues of EUR 40.218 billion
(excluding energy trading).
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| Clarification
: Baraclear P80 Go To True Value's Shelves
 DENVER,
Colorado - An innovative water clarification product of
Bentonite Performance Minerals (BPM) has been added to the
shelves of True Value Hardware stores in North America.
The patent-pending product,
called Baraclear P80 water clarifier, is Bentonite
Performance Minerals' most recent innovation for the
global water treatment market. Its availability to the
decorative water features and backyard pond markets marks
an important milestone in the commercial development of
this versatile technology platform.
"True Value is excited
about the opportunities in the Water Gardening segment of
the fast growing Lawn and Gardening industry," said
Tom Fischer, a buyer for True Value Hardware Stores lawn
and garden products. "A product like Baraclear P80
water clarifier is an excellent example of providing value
to our water gardening customers."
Baraclear P80 water
clarifier will be repackaged in four-pound boxes and
marketed to True Value Hardware stores by M2Polymer
Technologies of Dundee, Illinois.
A first generation
time-release water clarification and contaminant removal
product, Baraclear P80 technology represents patented
formulations of long-used traditional water treatment
solutions. In addition to improving water quality, the
Wyoming bentonite in the Baraclear P80 technology can be
used to seal earthen ponds.
"This introduction at
True Value is considered an important achievement for the
development of a broad range of bentonite-based products
for the rapidly developing North America Lawn and Garden
market," said Steven Gray, general manager, Bentonite
Performance Minerals.
Bentonite Performance
Minerals, a world leader in the production and marketing
of bentonite products, has been in the bentonite product
industry since 1928. Bentonite Performance Minerals holds
a reputation as one of the highest quality suppliers of
Wyoming bentonite from its ISO 9002 certified facilities
across the country.
For more information
contact:
Ms. Juli Johnson
Marketing Coordinator
Bentonite Performance Minerals
Telephone: 303-571-8240
Fax: 303-571-8280
Email: juli.johnson@halliburton.com
Web site:
http://www.bentonite.com/
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| EPA : Draft
Policy Issued For Nation's Sewage Treatment
Facilities
 Washington,
DC -- A proposed policy is being issued today that
provides guidance to help local governments operate their
sewage treatment facilities and to help prevent the
overflow of raw sewage into homes and waterways during
heavy rain storms.
Many municipalities
experience problems managing high volumes of wastewater
coming into sewage treatment facilities during heavy
rains. These high water flows can damage sensitive parts
of the treatment system and lead to increased pollution of
the nation's rivers, lakes and coastal waters. The Agency
believes the proposed policy will provide practical
solutions to local governments while maintaining and
improving water quality.
G. Tracy Mehan, III,
Assistant Administrator for Water, said, "This policy
will provide a consistent set of principles to guide local
sewage treatment facilities in managing wet-weather
events. We are working with these facilities to prevent
backups of sewage in homes and the environment while
requiring all discharges to meet Clean Water Act permit
limits."
The draft policy focuses on
the practice of blending which occurs when large volumes
of wastewater, caused by heavy rainfall or snowmelt,
exceed the capacity of the secondary (biological)
treatment units at a sewage treatment facility. During a
storm, the incoming wastewater is treated by the primary
units and then sent to the secondary treatment units.
Amounts in excess of the capacity of the secondary units
are diverted around and then later recombined or blended
with the wastewater that has been treated by the secondary
units. These blended flows are disinfected and discharged.
Larry Jaworski, President
of the Water Environment Federation said, "The Water
Environment Federation is pleased that EPA is providing
national guidance on blending at municipal wastewater
treatment plants during wet weather. Blending is a
long-standing, sensible practice used to manage high flow
events at wastewater treatment plants while maintaining
compliance with NPDES permit limits. EPA's guidance will
support local governments in planning and operating
wastewater facilities which provide environmentally sound
and cost effective treatment during a variety of
conditions, leading to improvements in water
quality."
This proposed policy will
help to clarify the requirements of the Clean Water Act
and applicable regulations on the practice of blending and
requires that municipal sewage treatment facilities
implement safeguards, including enhanced monitoring. The
policy emphasizes the requirement that every sewage
treatment facility in the United States must maintain
compliance with the Clean Water Act. The policy also
strongly encourages states that have not already done so
to adopt EPA's 1986 water quality criteria for pathogens
and to ensure that blending is addressed in the permitting
process.
The public is invited to
comment on the draft policy until Jan. 9, 2004. The draft
policy and instructions for submitting comments are
available at: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/blending
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Chemicals : Water Treatment
Sales Rebound Sharply
 Northfield, IL -- While
many water treatment chemical companies have just finished
a round of cost cutting, the market is on its way back up.
In its online continually revised report, Water and
Wastewater Chemicals: World Markets the McIlvaine Company
now forecasts treatment chemical sales of $18.3 billion in
2006 up from $16.4 billion this year.
Power accounts for nearly
one-third of the total market. This segment has been flat,
but is now expanding. The biggest growth will be in China.
Chemical sales to Chinese power plants will more than
double over the next 10 years. Coal-fired power plants
utilize four times the treatment chemicals used by gas
turbine plants. China plans additional coal-fired capacity
of 300,000 MW, bringing its total to 500,000 MW over the
next 15 years. This will create the largest power plant
chemicals market in the world. China will also show the
highest percentage gains in municipal water and wastewater
and in the chemical industry.
Three areas where
double-digit growth will occur are metal separation, odor
control, and desalination. The U.S. has recently regulated
the miscellaneous metal working industry wastewater
discharges. This will result in total yearly treatment
costs including equipment and chemicals of $2 billion.
Municipal wastewater plants throughout the world are
accelerating their odor control activities. Prevention of
scaling on desalination membranes is a critical factor in
turning seawater into drinking water.
Corrosion inhibitors will
remain the largest product segment. Worldwide sales will
increase from $3.8 billion this year to $4.2 billion in
2006. Organic flocculants will continue as the second
largest category with 2003 sales of $2.6 billion rising to
$3.2 billion. Scale inhibitors are the third largest
segment. In the 2003-2006 period, sales will grow by $300
million to $2.6 billion.
There have been a number of
structural changes in the industry including the
divestiture of the largest treatment chemicals company. A
consortium of private equity firms comprised of The
Blackstone Group, Apollo Management, L.P., and Goldman
Sachs Capital Partners acquired Ondeo Nalco
("Nalco") from Suez S.A. in a transaction valued
at $4.2 billion. Nalco generated revenues of over $2.6
billion in 2002.
GE acquired BetzDearbon in
a transaction with Hercules. It then purchased Osmonics.
It already owned several companies with ties in water and
wastewater treatment. It has positioned itself to furnish
the systems, and then provide the consumables and services
for those systems. The company also has monitoring
capability. Since chemicals represent a large cost in many
processes, accurate measurement and, therefore,
utilization of those chemicals is important.
Some companies are still
becoming more efficient and are cutting costs. Great Lakes
Chemical Corporation recently announced plans for a series
of manufacturing consolidations, workforce reductions, and
other cost reduction steps. The fact that most treatment
chemicals companies have now pared overhead and reduced
manufacturing costs bodes well for future profits as the
industry expands.
For more information on
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market,
click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/water.html#NO26
Source: www.mcilvainecompany.com
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Mr. Parissi wants to
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wastewater treatment plant for a car wash business. Since
the wastewater contains various substances (soap, oil, HC,
salt, brake dust) I wonder if an activated sludge reactor
could do the job or it needs something more special
(trickling filter).
There is a settling tank
and a oil separator tank up front. The daily quantity is
about 6m3 of wastewater. Effluent BOD has to drop below 25
mg/l so that percolation is allowed. How about recycling
the treated water for rinsing purposes? (Click
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ENYA
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Mr. Sharafi needs
help refinery wastewater:
Currently, SAMREF (Saudi
Aramco Mobil Refinery) is discharging its industrial waste
water after API separator to an industrial waste water
treatment plant (IWTP) with no treatment cost involved.
In the near future, the
IWTP will charge for treatment and apparently will be
imposed if effluent parameters exceeded the limit. Our
typical effluent parameters and specifications area
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method which can treat and recycle it for process water
use. Does any one have experience of the best practice of
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Thanks for your replies,
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Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery
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Principal Estimator
Wanted - Colorado
MWH Constructors has an
opening for a Principal Estimator in our Broomfield, CO
office. Will have exp. in concrete, heavy civil
& structural, mechanical & piping portions of
construction project estimating, particularly with exp. on
design/build construction of W/WW treatment plants.
The position will be
responsible for performing project scheduling, take-off
pricing for projects including but not limited to
design/build of W/WW treatment plants & related
facilities as well as environmental remediation related
design-build projects. Will provide or supervise complete
conceptual estimates & final estimating input on
assigned projects. Will act as Estimating Team lead in
preparation of bid proposals & will work closely with
the project development organization. Will
coordinate/lead the preparation of complete estimates for
assigned projects & maintain cost & schedule data,
projections, reports, & other activities during
project performance.
BS Civil Engineering,
Construction Management, or related field. 15+yrs.
estimating, cost control &/or engineering exp. with at
least 5 yrs. of estimating experience related to
water/waste water treatment facility construction.
Extensive exp. in mechanical & piping work, &
conceptual & pre-construction estimating exp. also
required. Advanced knowledge of estimating
techniques & cost control required. Exp & ability
to use computerized cost & estimating systems
including Prologue & Primavera products desired.
For consideration send your
resume to:
Mr. Onie Hemmingsen
MWH Constructors
Email: onie.hemmingsen@mwhglobal.com
Web site: http://www.mwhglobal.com/
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