UPW-Asia Will Examine Region's Water Business

Online, June 13, 2012 (Newswire.com) - ULTRAPURE WATER-Asia will feature a Business Forum that will focus on the Asian water treatment business. The July 4 and 5 conference is co-located at Singapore International Water Week at the Marina Bay Sands conference facility.

Keynote speaker Harry Seah, of the Singapore PUB, will address the session on the topic of Sustainable Water Supplies, and in part will examine efforts in Singapore to develop a water supply system that is not reliant on outside sources.

The Business Forum will also have two presentations that will review the Asian water business. Christina Fang of Dow Water & Process Solutions who will speak on the topic of "Asian Water Markets and Technology Development Trends". Another presentation by Mehbub Khan of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies will look at water business opportunities in power generation, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. The Business Forum will also examine the global desalination market through a presentation by Nikolay Voutchkov of Water Globe Consulting.

Additionally, the conference will feature a Technology Forum that will address high-purity and related water treatment issues relevant to industry. Technical paper topics will include semiconductor water treatment guidelines, desalination, RO fouling, condensate polishing, electrodeionization, UV oxidation, ion exchange, and cooling tower blowdown, among other topics.

Those who attend this meeting will have the opportunity to network with other water professionals, to learn about the water business, and gain new information about the use and application of key technologies used in industrial and high-purity water treatment.

UPW-Asia is sponsored by Tall Oaks Publishing, publisher of ULTRAPURE WATER journal and INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT. This is the second year for a co-located ULTRAPURE WATER-Asia at the SIWW.

Conference information, a schedule, and on-line registration are available at www.ultrapurewater.com. For questions, contact [email protected] or call 303/973-6700.

ULTRAPURE WATER journal and INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT are bi-monthly publications of Tall Oaks Publishing. Additionally, Tall Oaks offers technical books on different water treatment subjects through its on-line bookstore. More information about the journals, other conferences, or the on-line bookstore is also available at www.ultrapurewater.com.