Kurita Water Industries
Kurita Water Industries is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Kurita advances PFAS-free solutions for water treatment
Kurita Water Industries will begin full-scale efforts for joint developments to commercialize “PFAS-free components,” which neither contain PFAS materials nor use PFAS in the manufacturing process, for water treatment facilities. PFAS is a general term for artificially created organic fluorine compounds with high chemical and heat resistance, which are used in various products, from industrial […]
Kurita America names Todd Emslander as new CEO following Greg Becker’s retirement
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment and process technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Emslander as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025. This announcement aligns with the planned retirement of his predecessor, Greg Becker, a 40-year veteran of the […]
Kurita & ispace partner for lunar water treatment demo payload
Kurita Water Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with ispace to study the feasibility of transporting a water treatment demonstration equipment on the Lunar surface, that will be developed by Kurita (hereinafter the “Water Treatment Equipment,) to the Moon loading ispace’s lander as a payload(*1) , in their mission to the Moon from 2027 onwards. Water […]
Kurita announces merger with Avista Technologies
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of water treatment solutions, announced its pending merger with sister company, Avista Technologies, Inc. (Avista). This merger will officially take effect on April 1, 2025. Avista, headquartered in San Marcos, California, specializes in membrane treatment solutions and process support for reverse osmosis systems, microfiltration/ultrafiltration […]
Kurita confirms operation of electrical devices by electricity generated from wastewater
Kurita Water Industries had a demonstration test regarding microbial fuel cell that we are developing under the assumption to incorporate into wastewater treatment systems, by its actual scale size single cell and actual wastewater in November 2024. The Demonstration Test confirmed the continuous operation of electrical devices by generating electricity and provided further insights into […]
Kurita establishes a local company in India for water treatment chemicals sales
Kurita Water Industries has established Kurita AcquaChemie India Private Limited (KAIL), a company that sells water treatment chemicals in the Republic of India, in May 2024. KAIL headquarters are in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and their operations will commence once the business launch procedures are completed. In Pioneering Shared Value 2027 (PSV-27), the medium-term management plan to […]
Kurita fuses Canadian entities
Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment solutions, announced the amalgamation of Keytech Water Management Company (KTWM) with Kurita Canada Inc. (KCI). The integrated entity will be known as Kurita Canada Inc., headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, and will serve customers throughout Canada. KTWM initially joined the Kurita Group in April […]
Kurita and Fracta establish global water treatment data integration infrastructure
Kurita Water Industries and Fracta Leap, which specializes in digital technology for water treatment, have jointly built a common global data integration infrastructure to provide new solutions to customers worldwide. By centralizing the collection, accumulation, and utilization of data from Kurita Group’s water treatment facilities such as operation data, chemical dosing data and water quality data, new […]
Kurita merges overseas subsidiaries to strengthen business foundation in South Korea
Unlocking abundant growth opportunities and signifying a pivotal moment for MWH's continued leadership as a leading US water infrastructure contractor.