launching a water technology company in singapore

Launching a water technology company

in Singapore

Our road from innovation to product.........

PWN + PWN Technologies

n Share holder PWN: Water Supply Company North Hollan d

n Private company, based in Netherlands and Singapore

n PWN = >90 years experience in water making

n PWNT : innovation engine in water treatment

n PWN + PWNT: know how of making water with the lates t water treatment technologies

PWN’s search for new technologies

n Source water was very challenging (Lake IJssel)

n No existing treatment technologies on the market

n Development of own technologies

n Huge investments in R&D

n Mergers did not succeed

n Commercial outlet for selling cutting edge technologies= PWN Technologies

Developer, technology supplier of water treatment technologies

n SIX® - Suspended Ion Exchange

n CeraMac® - Ceramic membrane filtration

n Innovation engine through R&D

Courtesy of MetawaterCourtesy of Metawater

Conventional design 1200 Metawater elements

Ceramac 1200 elements

Why Singapore?nProgressive utility with same water

challenges – PUB

nAttractive incentive programs for technology companies

nSIWW – global water platform

PWNT launched in 2009

B&V

Singapore CeraMac demonstration testing- goals and results -

n Target 110 - 250 lmh flux increased > 315 lmh

– reduction in capital cost about 30%

n Target water productivity > 90% achieved > 99%

n CIP interval better than polymeric –CIP interval with ozone indefinite

exceeded significantly all goals

Challenges (in Singapore)

nNew technology needs significant proof

to build trust – long test period

n Strong competition of big players

n Start-up company with small reference base

Drinking water dinerThe Netherlands, April 2012

Benefits cooperation Embassy - PWNT

n Focus on innovation and new products

n Focus on Dutch export products/technology

n Focus on match making in Singapore and the Netherlands – company/industry/country level

n Focus on SME’s