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Lanxess Builds Membrane Plant

by Marc S. Reisch
February 1, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 5

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Credit: Lanxess
A rendition of the new membrane facility.
Credit: Lanxess
A rendition of the new membrane facility.

Lanxess is building a $40 million water filtration membrane production facility in Bitterfeld, Germany, where it already manufactures ion-exchange resins for water filtration. Sites in Singapore and Spain were also considered, but Bitterfeld won because of access to researchers at nearby universities. Work on the 43,000-sq-ft facility marks Lanxess’ entry into the market for membrane water filtration based on new proprietary technology.

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