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(ICIS) -- Germany-based LANXESS has
inaugurated a chemical plant to develop and produce membrane filtration
technology for water treatment at its site in Bitterfeld, the specialty
chemicals company said on Friday. The company has invested around EUR 30m (USD
42m) in the 4,000sqm project, which will create around 200 new jobs in the long
term.
Membrane elements filter out unwanted substances from water such as
salts, pesticides, herbicides, viruses and bacteria. The value of the global
membrane market alone is estimated at around EUR 1bn/year and is set to rise,
according to the company. LANXESS’ first reverse osmosis membrane elements will
be available on the market from early 2012.
The company added that in 2011 it is planning to invest around EUR 160m
in its German sites, “somewhat more than in 2010”, LANXESS said without going in
detail.
LANXESS announced in January 2010 that it would build the chemical plant
at its Bitterfeld site as part of the group’s strategy to further expand into
the water treatment business.
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