By Isabel Siew
Hydroleap EC unit
The rapid expansion of data centres, semiconductor manufacturing and other water-intensive industries is reshaping the water and wastewater landscape across Asia. As industrial demand grows alongside existing domestic needs, Dr Moh Sherafatmand, chief executive...
By Isabel Siew
Reverse osmosis (RO) has become a cornerstone of water purification, desalination and industrial water reuse, but its reliance on high operating pressures comes with a significant energy cost. H2MO is seeking to challenge that model with its bio-programmable membrane reverse osmosis...
By Isabel Siew
Artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor manufacturing and data centres are driving a new wave of digital infrastructure investment — but behind the computing power lies a less visible resource challenge: water.
From cooling data centres to producing ultrapure water...
By Isabel Siew
A holistic approach to resilience
Across Asia-Pacific, cities are facing mounting pressures from rapid urbanisation, ageing infrastructure, climate change, flooding, drought, sea-level rise and water pollution. While the risks vary between locations, experts agree that water resilience requires...
By Isabel Siew
As climate change intensifies across Asia and the Pacific, governments and infrastructure planners are facing increasingly complex decisions on how to protect communities, infrastructure and economies from flooding and rising sea levels. According to Paul Seaton, climate & nature director (APAC)...
By Isabel Siew
Alexander Lim, managing director of the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (Image: National Environment Agency Singapore)
As environmental challenges become increasingly interconnected, tackling issues such as waste management, resource recovery and pollution can no longer rely on isolated solutions....
From water and sewage treatment plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, to smart water solutions in Singapore, the environmental services group aims to respond to the region’s systemic needs while advancing its global push for sustainable water and waste resource management.
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Chintan Kharche, global director, offering management, Armstrong Fluid Technology(Image: Armstrong Fluid Technology)
Armstrong Fluid Technology has appointed Chintan Kharche as global director, offering management. In this role, he will oversee offering management across five product lines, with responsibility for market research, competitive analysis,...
Anurag & Prakash with the Gradiant board of directors (Image: Gradiant)
In 2025, Gradiant recorded continued growth, extending its year-on-year revenue increase since the company’s founding. As water management became more closely linked to operational resilience and environmental performance, demand for advanced water...
(Image: Veolia)
Veolia has become the first company in Singapore to obtain a licence from the National Environment Agency (NEA) for the treatment of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The licence was granted following successful industrial trials at...
