ZENON Environmental Inc. (TSE: ZEN, ZEN.A) has been awarded a $7
million industrial contract to supply Samsung Electronics of Korea, a global leader
in semiconductors, with its proprietary ZeeWeedŽ water treatment technology.
This
is one of the largest ultrafiltration membrane process treatment plants for an
industrial application ever built, and also one of the largest in the Asia Pacific
region. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2001.
"This
order positions ZENON strategically in Asia and will considerably increase opportunities
for future industrial ZeeWeedŽ applications throughout the region," said Andrew
Benedek, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZENON. The plant will also be
a significant industrial reference site for the company.
According to Mr.
Benedek, this is a repeat order from Samsung whose Malaysian facility is currently
using ZENON's ZeeWeedŽ technology to treat water for their manufacturing process.
ZENON's new water treatment system in Korea will process 13 million gallons
of water per day for Samsung Electronics' in-house manufacturing.
The ZeeWeedŽ
technology uses hollow fibre membranes containing hundreds of billions of microscopic
pores. The membranes work on the application of slight suction that draws only
pure water through each thin fibre, filtering out any unwanted particles larger
than the size of the pores
.ZENON is a world leader in providing advanced
membrane products and services for water purification, wastewater treatment and
water reuse.
Chosen as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, the ZENON group
of companies operates from nine locations in North America, six in Europe, and
one in each of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
ZENON's products
and services are marketed for a variety of municipal and industrial applications
through ZENON's offices and representatives located throughout the world.
Additional
information is available at the Company's web site www.zenonenv.com
